Crap Towns / Southport / Pollution incidents
How often does Southport get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Southport 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 August 2026 and put algae in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| April 2019 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| August 2018 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Tarleton and Hesketh Bank | 11.5 km | 9 |
| Crosby | 16.5 km | 8 |
| Maghull | 14.3 km | 3 |
| Skelmersdale | 16.7 km | 3 |
| Southport | – | 3 |
| Burscough | 10.0 km | 2 |
| Lydiate | 12.7 km | 2 |
| Longton | 16.1 km | 1 |
| Lytham St Anne's | 12.8 km | 1 |