Crap Towns / Westhoughton / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Westhoughton?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Westhoughton spilled for 673 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2023 to 2025, 2.4 times the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 433, down from 896 in 2023.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 896 | 315 |
| 2024 | 690 | 307 |
| 2025 | 433 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 5.9 km | 3,755 |
| Hindley | 3.7 km | 2,184 |
| Blackrod | 6.5 km | 1,522 |
| Leigh | 5.0 km | 1,194 |
| Tyldesley | 5.6 km | 1,158 |
| Atherton | 3.0 km | 1,068 |
| Westhoughton | – | 673 |
| Bolton | 7.5 km | 606 |
| Little Hulton | 7.0 km | 587 |
| Horwich | 5.7 km | 420 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 6.0 km | 394 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |