Crap Towns / Harrogate / Pollution incidents
How often does Harrogate get polluted?
8 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Harrogate or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 139th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in February 2025 and put suspended solids in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 4 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| September 2022 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| July 2019 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| October 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| July 2018 | Grey water | In the water | Significant |
| August 2016 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| July 2016 | Food and drink | In the water | Significant |
| February 2016 | Waste oil | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Yeadon | 16.0 km | 26 |
| Guiseley | 17.0 km | 25 |
| Harrogate | – | 8 |
| Menston | 17.0 km | 4 |
| Otley | 13.7 km | 1 |
| Rawdon | 18.2 km | 1 |
| Wetherby | 11.8 km | 1 |