Crap Towns / Padiham / Pollution incidents
How often does Padiham get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Padiham or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in November 2023 and put detergent in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2023 | Detergent | In the water | Significant |
| April 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| April 2022 | Crude oil | In the water | Significant |
| January 2022 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| May 2021 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| July 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton-le-Moors | 5.3 km | 53 |
| Great Harwood | 6.4 km | 43 |
| Accrington | 6.5 km | 19 |
| Burnley | 5.1 km | 19 |
| Church | 7.2 km | 11 |
| Nelson | 8.0 km | 9 |
| Oswaldtwistle | 8.7 km | 6 |
| Padiham | – | 6 |
| Brierfield | 6.0 km | 2 |
| Rishton | 7.8 km | 2 |
| Barrowford | 8.3 km | 1 |