Crap Towns / Thornton / Pollution incidents
How often does Thornton get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Thornton or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in April 2025 and put landfill odour in the air. Landfill odour turned up in 3 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| March 2025 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| January 2025 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| May 2019 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| August 2018 | Acids and alkalis | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood | 4.4 km | 14 |
| Fulwood | 20.7 km | 5 |
| Heysham | 21.4 km | 5 |
| Thornton | – | 5 |
| Kirkham | 14.0 km | 4 |
| Cottam | 18.2 km | 3 |
| Blackpool | 8.9 km | 2 |
| Cleveleys | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Garstang | 15.0 km | 1 |
| Lytham St Anne's | 14.0 km | 1 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 3.3 km | 1 |