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How often does Leyland get polluted?

24 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Leyland or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 23rd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 4 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in March 2026 and put crude sewage in the water. Landfill odour turned up in 9 of them.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
March 2026Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
August 2025An unidentified pollutantIn the waterSignificant
May 2025Suspended solidsIn the waterSignificant
November 2024Specific waste material, soil and clay and tyresOn the landSignificant
May 2024Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
March 2024Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
February 2024Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
November 2022DetergentIn the waterSignificant
September 2022An unidentified pollutantIn the waterSignificant
September 2022DetergentIn the waterSignificant
October 2021Commercial wasteOn the landSignificant
September 2021An unidentified pollutantIn the waterSignificant
August 2021Soil and clayIn the waterSignificant
March 2020Fuel oilIn the waterSignificant
May 2018Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
May 2018Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
April 2018Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
March 2018Landfill odourIn the airMajor
February 2018Landfill odourIn the airMajor
January 2018Sulphide odourIn the airMajor
December 2017Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
November 2017Landfill odourIn the airSignificant
August 2017SlurryIn the waterSignificant
June 2016Firefighting run-offIn the waterMajor
Nearby towns
TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
Leyland–24
Preston8.5 km17
Bamber Bridge4.4 km16
Euxton3.4 km11
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank9.8 km9
Fulwood10.5 km5
Adlington10.7 km2
Penwortham5.7 km2
Chorley6.4 km1
Longton6.2 km1