Crap Towns / Pontefract / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Pontefract?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Pontefract spilled for 552 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2023 to 2025, 2.0 times the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 330, down from 844 in 2023.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 844 | 315 |
| 2024 | 482 | 307 |
| 2025 | 330 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Allerton Bywater | 8.8 km | 2,507 |
| Knottingley | 3.9 km | 1,676 |
| Ackworth Moor Top | 6.0 km | 1,384 |
| Kippax | 9.5 km | 1,019 |
| Normanton | 6.9 km | 719 |
| Upton | 8.6 km | 675 |
| Castleford | 3.8 km | 647 |
| Pontefract | – | 552 |
| Crofton | 8.8 km | 444 |
| Featherstone | 3.6 km | 219 |
| Hemsworth | 9.3 km | 159 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |