Crap Towns / Rawmarsh / Pollution incidents
How often does Rawmarsh get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Rawmarsh or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in June 2025 and put crude sewage in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| July 2022 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| June 2019 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Swinton | 3.2 km | 16 |
| Wath upon Dearne | 4.4 km | 14 |
| Bolton upon Dearne | 6.6 km | 9 |
| Rotherham | 3.6 km | 9 |
| Wombwell | 7.8 km | 5 |
| Rawmarsh | – | 3 |
| Mexborough | 5.5 km | 1 |
| Thrybergh and Dalton | 3.5 km | 1 |