Crap Towns / Maghull / Pollution incidents
How often does Maghull get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Maghull 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 July 2025 and put soil and clay on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Soil and clay | On the land | Significant |
| July 2024 | Waste oil | In the water | Significant |
| December 2022 | Household waste | In the water, on the land and in the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bootle | 7.2 km | 16 |
| Liverpool | 11.3 km | 14 |
| Kirkby | 5.2 km | 9 |
| Crosby | 6.1 km | 8 |
| Litherland | 5.5 km | 8 |
| Maghull | – | 3 |
| Aintree | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Lydiate | 1.6 km | 2 |