Crap Towns / Huyton with Roby / Pollution incidents
How often does Huyton with Roby get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Huyton with Roby 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 May 2025 and put dye and ink in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Dye and ink | In the water | Significant |
| July 2024 | Asbestos, commercial waste, contaminated soil, firefighting run-off and unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| December 2016 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bootle | 10.4 km | 16 |
| Liverpool | 4.5 km | 14 |
| Kirkby | 7.4 km | 9 |
| Litherland | 11.4 km | 8 |
| Widnes | 9.5 km | 6 |
| St Helens | 8.5 km | 4 |
| Huyton with Roby | – | 3 |
| Maghull | 12.0 km | 3 |
| Prescot | 4.4 km | 3 |
| Aintree | 9.3 km | 2 |