Crap Towns / Selby / Pollution incidents
How often does Selby get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Selby 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 May 2022 and put kerosene in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Kerosene | In the water | Significant |
| February 2020 | Waste oil | In the water | Significant |
| July 2018 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| York | 19.7 km | 9 |
| Castleford | 18.8 km | 6 |
| Goole | 15.2 km | 4 |
| Pontefract | 18.7 km | 3 |
| Selby | – | 3 |
| Thorne | 19.9 km | 2 |
| Knottingley | 15.0 km | 1 |
| Moorends | 18.5 km | 1 |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 9.9 km | 1 |
| Tadcaster | 17.6 km | 1 |