Crap Towns / Eckington / Pollution incidents
How often does Eckington get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Eckington or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in January 2021 and put commercial waste and building rubble on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2021 | Commercial waste and building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| October 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | 9.6 km | 33 |
| Chesterfield | 8.6 km | 23 |
| Brimington | 5.9 km | 19 |
| Staveley | 5.0 km | 7 |
| Kiveton Park | 8.5 km | 3 |
| Eckington | – | 2 |
| Killamarsh | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Clowne | 8.0 km | 1 |
| Swallownest and Aston | 7.3 km | 1 |
| Waverley and Catcliffe | 9.0 km | 1 |