Crap Towns / Oswaldtwistle / Pollution incidents
How often does Oswaldtwistle get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Oswaldtwistle or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in June 2025 and put household waste and vehicle parts in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Household waste and vehicle parts | In the air | Significant |
| June 2024 | Slurry | In the water | Major |
| March 2021 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| January 2019 | Contaminated water | In the water | Significant |
| June 2017 | Asbestos | On the land | Significant |
| February 2016 | Building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton-le-Moors | 4.0 km | 53 |
| Great Harwood | 5.0 km | 43 |
| Accrington | 2.7 km | 19 |
| Blackburn | 5.6 km | 19 |
| Church | 1.6 km | 11 |
| Rawtenstall | 9.3 km | 8 |
| Oswaldtwistle | – | 6 |
| Padiham | 8.7 km | 6 |
| Darwen | 6.6 km | 3 |
| Haslingden | 7.4 km | 3 |
| Rishton | 3.0 km | 2 |