Crap Towns / Wilmslow / Pollution incidents

How often does Wilmslow get polluted?

2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Wilmslow or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in February 2020 and put soil and clay on the land.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
February 2020Soil and clayOn the landSignificant
August 2019Specific waste materialOn the land and in the airSignificant
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TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
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Hazel Grove9.2 km2
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Wilmslow–2
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Cheadle7.1 km1
Gatley7.0 km1
Hale6.3 km1