Crap Towns / Oldham / Pollution incidents
How often does Oldham get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Oldham or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in October 2018 and put building rubble, contaminated building rubble, metal wastes, natural organic material and rocks and gravel on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | Building rubble, contaminated building rubble, metal wastes, natural organic material and rocks and gravel | On the land | Significant |
| December 2016 | Firefighting run-off, smoke and steam | In the water, on the land and in the air | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Shaw | 4.6 km | 7 |
| Droylsden | 7.1 km | 5 |
| Failsworth | 5.5 km | 5 |
| Middleton | 6.5 km | 4 |
| Chadderton | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 5.0 km | 2 |
| Oldham | – | 2 |
| Royton | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Uppermill | 6.1 km | 1 |