Crap Towns / Wath upon Dearne / Pollution incidents
How often does Wath upon Dearne get polluted?
14 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Wath upon Dearne or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 62nd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in September 2026 and put algae in the water. Flies turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| June 2024 | Flies | In the air | Significant |
| September 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| April 2022 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| May 2021 | General biodegradable material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| May 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| September 2020 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| August 2020 | Atmospheric pollutant or effect | In the air | Significant |
| July 2020 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| July 2020 | Atmospheric pollutant or effect | In the air | Significant |
| June 2020 | Flies | In the air | Significant |
| September 2019 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| August 2019 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| July 2019 | Microbiological and natural organic material | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Swinton | 2.6 km | 16 |
| Wath upon Dearne | – | 14 |
| Bolton upon Dearne | 2.4 km | 9 |
| Wombwell | 4.9 km | 5 |
| Goldthorpe | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Rawmarsh | 4.4 km | 3 |
| Darfield | 4.7 km | 2 |
| Mexborough | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Thrybergh and Dalton | 6.5 km | 1 |