Crap Towns / Gomersal and Birkenshaw / Pollution incidents
How often does Gomersal and Birkenshaw get polluted?
11 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Gomersal and Birkenshaw or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 92nd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in June 2026 and put paint in the water. Paint turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | Paint | In the water | Significant |
| January 2025 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| April 2023 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| February 2023 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| December 2022 | Paint | In the water | Significant |
| November 2022 | Specific waste material | In the water | Significant |
| July 2022 | Detergent | In the water | Major |
| April 2022 | General biodegradable material or waste and inert material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| October 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2018 | Food and drink | In the water | Major |
| December 2016 | Natural ochre | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 6.3 km | 51 |
| Pudsey | 5.6 km | 40 |
| Morley | 6.4 km | 16 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | – | 11 |
| Cleckheaton | 3.5 km | 10 |
| Batley | 5.3 km | 9 |
| Heckmondwike | 4.9 km | 4 |
| Liversedge | 5.2 km | 4 |
| Brighouse | 8.2 km | 3 |
| Drighlington | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Gildersome | 4.1 km | 2 |