Crap Towns / Horbury / Pollution incidents
How often does Horbury get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Horbury or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in April 2018 and put diesel in the water. Diesel turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| March 2018 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| February 2018 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Dewsbury | 6.1 km | 12 |
| Batley | 8.7 km | 9 |
| Wakefield | 4.1 km | 7 |
| Royston | 9.4 km | 6 |
| Crigglestone and Durkar | 2.2 km | 5 |
| East Ardsley | 7.3 km | 4 |
| Heckmondwike | 9.8 km | 4 |
| Horbury | – | 3 |
| Ossett | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Crofton | 7.9 km | 1 |