Crap Towns / Thornton / Pollution incidents
How often does Thornton get polluted?
7 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Thornton or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 164th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in March 2026 and put minewater in the water. Suspended solids turned up in 3 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Minewater | In the water | Significant |
| December 2024 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| November 2024 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| October 2024 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| March 2019 | Mineral materials and wastes | In the water | Significant |
| October 2017 | Soil and clay | In the water | Major |
| October 2016 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 5.3 km | 51 |
| Halifax | 7.5 km | 10 |
| Keighley | 9.6 km | 8 |
| Shipley | 6.8 km | 7 |
| Thornton | – | 7 |
| Baildon | 7.7 km | 5 |
| Bingley | 7.0 km | 3 |
| Brighouse | 10.4 km | 3 |
| Haworth | 8.2 km | 2 |
| Queensbury | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 5.6 km | 2 |