Crap Towns / Whitworth / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Whitworth?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Whitworth spilled for 571 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2023 to 2025, 2.1 times the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 431, down from 833 in 2023.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 833 | 315 |
| 2024 | 447 | 307 |
| 2025 | 431 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Bacup | 4.7 km | 2,257 |
| Rawtenstall | 8.3 km | 1,506 |
| Milnrow | 6.7 km | 1,447 |
| Rochdale | 4.7 km | 623 |
| Heywood | 8.4 km | 621 |
| Whitworth | – | 571 |
| Ramsbottom | 10.1 km | 561 |
| Todmorden | 8.0 km | 502 |
| Bury | 10.2 km | 467 |
| Littleborough | 5.2 km | 230 |
| Shaw | 10.0 km | 198 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |