Crap Towns / Ince-in-Makerfield / Pollution incidents
How often does Ince-in-Makerfield get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Ince-in-Makerfield or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in February 2019 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2019 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| December 2017 | Solid manure | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Wigan | 2.9 km | 11 |
| Leigh | 6.4 km | 10 |
| Westhoughton | 6.0 km | 4 |
| Hindley | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 5.3 km | 2 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | – | 2 |
| Orrell | 7.0 km | 1 |
| Shevington | 6.7 km | 1 |