Crap Towns / Euxton / Pollution incidents
How often does Euxton get polluted?
11 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Euxton or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 92nd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 3 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in March 2026 and put crude sewage in the water. Landfill odour turned up in 9 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| May 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| March 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| February 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| May 2018 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| April 2018 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| March 2018 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| February 2018 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| January 2018 | Sulphide odour | In the air | Major |
| December 2017 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| November 2017 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Leyland | 3.4 km | 24 |
| Bamber Bridge | 6.3 km | 16 |
| Euxton | – | 11 |
| Adlington | 7.4 km | 2 |
| Appley Bridge | 10.9 km | 2 |
| Penwortham | 8.8 km | 2 |
| Chorley | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Longton | 9.4 km | 1 |