Crap Towns / Ellesmere Port / Pollution incidents
How often does Ellesmere Port get polluted?
10 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Ellesmere Port or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 106th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in May 2026 and put suspended solids in the water. Petrol turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| April 2026 | Sulphide odour | In the air | Significant |
| February 2026 | An unidentified pollutant | In the air | Significant |
| December 2025 | Chemical odour and sulphide odour | In the air | Significant |
| December 2025 | Paint | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| July 2023 | Petrol | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| July 2023 | Petrol | In the air | Significant |
| June 2023 | Process effluent | In the water | Significant |
| February 2023 | Fuel oil | In the water | Significant |
| August 2018 | Hydrocarbons | On the land | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Port | – | 10 |
| Bebington | 9.2 km | 3 |
| Chester | 9.5 km | 2 |
| Frodsham | 13.0 km | 2 |
| Helsby | 9.9 km | 1 |