Crap Towns / Kippax / Pollution incidents
How often does Kippax get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Kippax 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 November 2024 and put landfill odour in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| November 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Rothwell | 8.0 km | 11 |
| Castleford | 5.7 km | 6 |
| Allerton Bywater | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Pontefract | 9.5 km | 3 |
| Garforth | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Kippax | – | 2 |
| Crofton | 12.7 km | 1 |
| Knottingley | 10.9 km | 1 |
| Normanton | 7.6 km | 1 |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 10.4 km | 1 |