Crap Towns / Somercotes and Swanwick / Pollution incidents
How often does Somercotes and Swanwick get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Somercotes and Swanwick or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in August 2026 and put crude sewage in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| October 2023 | Building rubble and soil and clay | On the land | Significant |
| May 2023 | Asbestos | On the land | Significant |
| July 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| April 2020 | Organic chemical or product | On the land and in the air | Major |
| October 2018 | Fuel oil | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Somercotes and Swanwick | – | 6 |
| Alfreton | 2.2 km | 5 |
| South Normanton and Pinxton | 3.9 km | 4 |
| Eastwood | 8.8 km | 3 |
| Belper | 8.8 km | 2 |
| Heanor | 7.2 km | 2 |
| Huthwaite | 7.3 km | 2 |
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield | 8.7 km | 2 |
| Ripley | 4.1 km | 2 |