Crap Towns / Radcliffe / Pollution incidents
How often does Radcliffe get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Radcliffe 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 May 2022 and put contaminated water in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Contaminated water | In the water | Significant |
| August 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2019 | Natural organic material and specific waste material | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| April 2017 | Pesticides | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bury | 3.9 km | 8 |
| Heywood | 6.9 km | 8 |
| Kearsley | 4.3 km | 4 |
| Radcliffe | – | 4 |
| Clifton | 5.1 km | 1 |
| Little Lever | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Prestwich | 5.1 km | 1 |