Crap Towns / Pocklington / Pollution incidents
How often does Pocklington get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Pocklington or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in October 2023 and put ammonia solutions in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 | Ammonia solutions | In the water | Major |
| September 2021 | Final effluent | In the water | Significant |
| March 2017 | An unidentified pollutant | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| York | 20.5 km | 9 |
| Pocklington | – | 3 |
| Selby | 25.1 km | 3 |
| Strensall | 20.5 km | 3 |
| Haxby | 21.4 km | 2 |
| Huntington | 19.6 km | 2 |
| Beverley | 25.1 km | 1 |
| Driffield | 24.2 km | 1 |
| Malton | 23.2 km | 1 |
| Norton-on-Derwent | 22.0 km | 1 |