Crap Towns / Morley / Pollution incidents
How often does Morley get polluted?
16 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Morley or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 43rd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in May 2026 and put oil or fuel in the water. Smoke turned up in 8 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Oil or fuel | In the water | Significant |
| March 2025 | Landfill leachate | In the water | Significant |
| October 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| November 2023 | Landfill leachate | In the water | Significant |
| November 2022 | Acids and organic chemical or product | In the water | Significant |
| June 2021 | Commercial waste and smoke | On the land | Significant |
| May 2021 | Commercial waste and smoke | On the land | Significant |
| April 2021 | Commercial waste and smoke | On the land | Significant |
| March 2021 | Commercial waste and smoke | On the land | Significant |
| February 2021 | Landfill leachate | In the water | Significant |
| February 2021 | Commercial waste and smoke | On the land | Significant |
| January 2021 | Commercial waste and smoke | On the land | Significant |
| December 2020 | Household waste and smoke | On the land | Significant |
| November 2020 | Household waste and smoke | On the land | Significant |
| October 2020 | Mineral materials and wastes | In the water | Significant |
| June 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds | 7.5 km | 106 |
| Morley | – | 16 |
| Dewsbury | 7.0 km | 12 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 6.4 km | 11 |
| Rothwell | 7.2 km | 11 |
| Batley | 3.9 km | 9 |
| East Ardsley | 3.8 km | 4 |
| Heckmondwike | 6.1 km | 4 |
| Drighlington | 4.2 km | 2 |
| Gildersome | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Ossett | 7.4 km | 2 |