Crap Towns / Goole / Pollution incidents
How often does Goole get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Goole or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in August 2024 and put contaminated water in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Contaminated water | In the water | Significant |
| May 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| April 2021 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| May 2019 | Commercial waste and household waste | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe | 20.5 km | 5 |
| Brough | 21.5 km | 4 |
| Goole | – | 4 |
| Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe | 20.7 km | 3 |
| Selby | 15.2 km | 3 |
| Thorne | 11.7 km | 2 |
| Moorends | 9.4 km | 1 |
| Stainforth | 15.5 km | 1 |