Crap Towns / Staveley / Pollution incidents
How often does Staveley get polluted?
7 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Staveley or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 164th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in July 2026 and put landfill odour in the air. Crude sewage turned up in 5 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| June 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| August 2021 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| August 2019 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| February 2019 | Crude sewage and sewage material | In the water | Significant |
| October 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| October 2017 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield | 5.5 km | 23 |
| Brimington | 2.3 km | 19 |
| Staveley | – | 7 |
| Eckington | 5.0 km | 2 |
| Killamarsh | 7.5 km | 2 |
| Clowne | 7.0 km | 1 |
| Creswell | 9.6 km | 1 |
| Wingerworth | 7.8 km | 1 |