Crap Towns / Rishton / Pollution incidents
How often does Rishton get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Rishton or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in March 2025 and put contaminated water in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Contaminated water | In the water | Significant |
| April 2024 | An unidentified pollutant | On the land | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton-le-Moors | 2.5 km | 53 |
| Great Harwood | 2.2 km | 43 |
| Accrington | 4.2 km | 19 |
| Blackburn | 5.0 km | 19 |
| Church | 2.3 km | 11 |
| Oswaldtwistle | 3.0 km | 6 |
| Padiham | 7.8 km | 6 |
| Clitheroe | 11.6 km | 4 |
| Darwen | 8.5 km | 3 |
| Haslingden | 10.3 km | 3 |
| Rishton | – | 2 |