Crap Towns / Northwich / Pollution incidents
How often does Northwich get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Northwich 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 February 2025 and put building rubble and soil and clay on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Building rubble and soil and clay | On the land | Major |
| November 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| November 2021 | Agricultural material or waste | In the water | Significant |
| November 2017 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Northwich | – | 4 |
| Middlewich | 9.6 km | 2 |
| Runcorn | 13.4 km | 2 |
| Winsford | 7.9 km | 2 |
| Barnton | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Knutsford | 11.3 km | 1 |