Crap Towns / Liversedge / Pollution incidents
How often does Liversedge get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Liversedge or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in July 2022 and put detergent in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Detergent | In the water | Major |
| October 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2018 | Food and drink | In the water | Major |
| December 2016 | Natural ochre | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Morley | 8.0 km | 16 |
| Dewsbury | 5.2 km | 12 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 5.2 km | 11 |
| Cleckheaton | 2.2 km | 10 |
| Batley | 4.3 km | 9 |
| Heckmondwike | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Liversedge | – | 4 |
| Brighouse | 5.6 km | 3 |
| Drighlington | 6.0 km | 2 |
| Gildersome | 7.1 km | 2 |