Crap Towns / Linthwaite and Slaithwaite / Pollution incidents
How often does Linthwaite and Slaithwaite get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in April 2025 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| January 2022 | Commercial waste | On the land | Significant |
| August 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Elland | 7.3 km | 13 |
| Huddersfield | 5.5 km | 11 |
| Halifax | 11.8 km | 10 |
| Honley | 7.0 km | 5 |
| Liversedge | 14.2 km | 4 |
| Meltham | 3.4 km | 4 |
| Brighouse | 10.3 km | 3 |
| Linthwaite and Slaithwaite | – | 3 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 13.4 km | 2 |
| Uppermill | 13.0 km | 1 |