Crap Towns / Leigh / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Leigh?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Leigh spilled for 1,194 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2023 to 2025, 4.3 times the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 521, down from 2,204 in 2023.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,204 | 315 |
| 2024 | 856 | 307 |
| 2025 | 521 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 4.7 km | 3,755 |
| Culcheth | 5.1 km | 2,608 |
| Hindley | 4.6 km | 2,184 |
| Leigh | – | 1,194 |
| Tyldesley | 4.9 km | 1,158 |
| Atherton | 4.2 km | 1,068 |
| Westhoughton | 5.0 km | 673 |
| Little Hulton | 8.2 km | 587 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 6.4 km | 394 |
| Golborne | 4.2 km | 90.4 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 7.0 km | 79.9 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |