Crap Towns / Hindley / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Hindley?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Hindley spilled for 2,184 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2023 to 2025, 7.9 times the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 1,051, down from 2,962 in 2023.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,962 | 315 |
| 2024 | 2,539 | 307 |
| 2025 | 1,051 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 2.4 km | 3,755 |
| Hindley | – | 2,184 |
| Blackrod | 6.1 km | 1,522 |
| Leigh | 4.6 km | 1,194 |
| Atherton | 5.8 km | 1,068 |
| Westhoughton | 3.7 km | 673 |
| Horwich | 6.9 km | 420 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 2.4 km | 394 |
| Wigan | 5.3 km | 346 |
| Golborne | 6.8 km | 90.4 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 6.4 km | 79.9 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |