Crap Towns / Oswestry / Pollution incidents
How often does Oswestry get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Oswestry or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in January 2023 and put fuel oil in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Fuel oil | In the air | Significant |
| November 2018 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| January 2017 | Inorganic chemical or product | In the water | Significant |
| April 2016 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury | 25.6 km | 9 |
| Oswestry | – | 4 |
| Bayston Hill | 27.4 km | 1 |
| Wem | 22.0 km | 1 |
| Whitchurch | 27.3 km | 1 |