Crap Towns / Kendal / Pollution incidents
How often does Kendal get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Kendal or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in January 2026 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water and on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| February 2025 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| September 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Penrith | 37.6 km | 7 |
| Heysham | 31.7 km | 5 |
| Kendal | – | 4 |
| Lancaster | 30.8 km | 4 |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 39.3 km | 2 |
| Dalton-in-Furness | 34.4 km | 2 |
| Morecambe | 29.7 km | 2 |
| Bolton-le-Sands | 26.8 km | 1 |