Crap Towns / Ibstock / Pollution incidents
How often does Ibstock get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Ibstock or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in May 2022 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| April 2022 | Inorganic chemical or product | In the water | Major |
| January 2020 | Suspended solids | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Ibstock | – | 3 |
| Coalville | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Overseal and Castle Gresley | 12.4 km | 1 |
| Whitwick | 5.8 km | 1 |
| Woodville | 12.4 km | 1 |