Crap Towns / Loughborough / Pollution incidents
How often does Loughborough get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Loughborough or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in December 2024 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| August 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| June 2020 | Commercial waste | On the land | Significant |
| November 2016 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Loughborough | – | 4 |
| Birstall | 11.7 km | 2 |
| Sileby | 9.1 km | 2 |
| Barrow upon Soar | 5.6 km | 1 |
| Coalville | 10.8 km | 1 |
| East Leake | 7.6 km | 1 |
| Mountsorrel | 7.4 km | 1 |
| Whitwick | 9.4 km | 1 |