Crap Towns / Elland / Pollution incidents
How often does Elland get polluted?
13 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Elland or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 70th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in July 2026 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water. Detergent turned up in 9 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2026 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| December 2025 | Building rubble and household waste | On the land | Significant |
| November 2024 | Detergent | In the water | Significant |
| September 2024 | Detergent | In the water | Significant |
| September 2024 | Detergent | In the water | Significant |
| August 2024 | Detergent | In the water | Significant |
| August 2024 | Detergent | In the water | Significant |
| July 2024 | Detergent | In the water | Significant |
| July 2024 | Detergent | In the water | Significant |
| July 2024 | Detergent | In the water | Significant |
| May 2024 | Detergent | In the water | Significant |
| May 2020 | Inorganic chemical or product | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Elland | – | 13 |
| Huddersfield | 5.2 km | 11 |
| Cleckheaton | 8.9 km | 10 |
| Halifax | 5.8 km | 10 |
| Liversedge | 9.1 km | 4 |
| Meltham | 10.3 km | 4 |
| Brighouse | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Linthwaite and Slaithwaite | 7.3 km | 3 |
| Queensbury | 8.9 km | 2 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 6.2 km | 2 |