Crap Towns / Middlewich / Pollution incidents
How often does Middlewich get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Middlewich or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in August 2024 and put commercial waste, building rubble, organic chemical or product and vegetable cuttings and deposits on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Commercial waste, building rubble, organic chemical or product and vegetable cuttings and deposits | On the land | Significant |
| July 2022 | Firefighting run-off | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Northwich | 9.6 km | 4 |
| Crewe | 10.6 km | 2 |
| Elworth | 5.8 km | 2 |
| Middlewich | – | 2 |
| Winsford | 5.6 km | 2 |
| Barnton | 11.7 km | 1 |