Crap Towns / Todmorden / Pollution incidents
How often does Todmorden get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Todmorden or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in October 2024 and put natural ochre in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Natural ochre | In the water | Significant |
| April 2022 | Mineral materials and wastes | In the water | Significant |
| May 2018 | Minewater | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 12.5 km | 19 |
| Bacup | 6.6 km | 13 |
| Halifax | 14.5 km | 10 |
| Rawtenstall | 11.3 km | 8 |
| Shaw | 14.6 km | 7 |
| Rochdale | 11.6 km | 5 |
| Whitworth | 8.0 km | 4 |
| Milnrow | 11.3 km | 3 |
| Todmorden | – | 3 |
| Hebden Bridge | 6.9 km | 2 |
| Littleborough | 7.6 km | 1 |