Crap Towns / Grimsby / Pollution incidents
How often does Grimsby get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Grimsby or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in March 2026 and put smoke in the air. Smoke turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| September 2024 | Asbestos | On the land | Significant |
| December 2023 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| July 2019 | Inert material or waste | In the air | Significant |
| October 2018 | Inert material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| February 2018 | Inert material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston upon Hull | 27.4 km | 28 |
| Grimsby | – | 6 |
| Barton-upon-Humber | 26.4 km | 2 |
| Louth | 22.8 km | 2 |
| Brigg | 26.0 km | 1 |
| Immingham | 9.4 km | 1 |
| Waltham | 5.6 km | 1 |