Crap Towns / Westhoughton / Pollution incidents
How often does Westhoughton get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Westhoughton or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in October 2025 and put organic chemical or product in the water and on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | Organic chemical or product | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| June 2025 | Building rubble | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| June 2020 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| February 2016 | Minewater | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Leigh | 5.0 km | 10 |
| Bolton | 7.5 km | 5 |
| Atherton | 3.0 km | 4 |
| Westhoughton | – | 4 |
| Hindley | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 6.0 km | 2 |
| Horwich | 5.7 km | 1 |