Crap Towns / Macclesfield / Pollution incidents
How often does Macclesfield get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Macclesfield or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. All 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in March 2023 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| February 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Poynton | 9.7 km | 3 |
| Hazel Grove | 12.8 km | 2 |
| Macclesfield | – | 2 |
| Wilmslow | 9.7 km | 2 |
| Buxton | 14.7 km | 1 |
| Cheadle | 15.1 km | 1 |
| Congleton | 11.8 km | 1 |
| New Mills | 14.7 km | 1 |