Crap Towns / Wakefield / Pollution incidents
How often does Wakefield get polluted?
7 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Wakefield 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 2025 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| October 2024 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2023 | Flies | In the air | Significant |
| June 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| February 2020 | Smoke | In the air | Major |
| April 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| November 2016 | Waste oil | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Morley | 9.2 km | 16 |
| Dewsbury | 8.5 km | 12 |
| Rothwell | 7.7 km | 11 |
| Wakefield | – | 7 |
| Crigglestone and Durkar | 4.9 km | 5 |
| East Ardsley | 5.5 km | 4 |
| Horbury | 4.1 km | 3 |
| Ossett | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Crofton | 5.4 km | 1 |
| Normanton | 6.6 km | 1 |