Crap Towns / Lancaster / Pollution incidents
How often does Lancaster get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Lancaster or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in December 2023 and put firefighting run-off and smoke in the water, on the land and in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the water, on the land and in the air | Significant |
| June 2018 | Blood and offal | In the water | Significant |
| August 2016 | Agricultural material or waste | In the water | Significant |
| July 2016 | Microbiological | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood | 21.7 km | 14 |
| Heysham | 5.5 km | 5 |
| Thornton | 23.7 km | 5 |
| Lancaster | – | 4 |
| Cleveleys | 24.5 km | 2 |
| Morecambe | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Bolton-le-Sands | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Garstang | 16.4 km | 1 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 25.4 km | 1 |