Crap Towns / Haxby / Pollution incidents
How often does Haxby get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Haxby or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in September 2025 and put grey water in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Grey water | In the water | Significant |
| August 2021 | Storm sewage | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| York | 6.4 km | 9 |
| Pocklington | 21.4 km | 3 |
| Strensall | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Haxby | – | 2 |
| Huntington | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Malton | 22.8 km | 1 |
| Norton-on-Derwent | 22.7 km | 1 |
| Tadcaster | 19.9 km | 1 |
| Wetherby | 22.5 km | 1 |