Crap Towns / Glossop / Pollution incidents
How often does Glossop get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Glossop or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in May 2025 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| April 2020 | Building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| April 2016 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Glossop | – | 3 |
| Hadfield | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Dukinfield | 10.0 km | 2 |
| Hyde | 8.4 km | 2 |
| Romiley | 9.4 km | 2 |
| Bredbury and Woodley | 11.1 km | 1 |
| Hattersley | 5.7 km | 1 |
| Marple | 9.8 km | 1 |
| New Mills | 9.2 km | 1 |
| Stalybridge | 8.0 km | 1 |