Crap Towns / Fulwood / Pollution incidents
How often does Fulwood get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Fulwood or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in July 2026 and put grey water in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | Grey water | In the water | Significant |
| January 2026 | Slurry | In the water | Significant |
| October 2025 | Detergent | In the water | Major |
| July 2022 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| February 2022 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Leyland | 10.5 km | 24 |
| Preston | 2.4 km | 17 |
| Bamber Bridge | 7.3 km | 16 |
| Euxton | 13.3 km | 11 |
| Tarleton and Hesketh Bank | 13.3 km | 9 |
| Fulwood | – | 5 |
| Kirkham | 9.7 km | 4 |
| Cottam | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Longridge | 9.0 km | 2 |
| Penwortham | 5.0 km | 2 |
| Longton | 9.1 km | 1 |