Crap Towns / Heckmondwike / Pollution incidents
How often does Heckmondwike get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Heckmondwike or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in April 2023 and put suspended solids in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Suspended solids | 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 |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Morley | 6.1 km | 16 |
| Dewsbury | 3.9 km | 12 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 4.9 km | 11 |
| Cleckheaton | 3.4 km | 10 |
| Batley | 2.3 km | 9 |
| Heckmondwike | – | 4 |
| Liversedge | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Drighlington | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Gildersome | 5.5 km | 2 |
| Ossett | 7.4 km | 2 |