Crap Towns / Wombwell / Pollution incidents
How often does Wombwell get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Wombwell or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in September 2023 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| April 2022 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| May 2021 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| May 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2019 | Microbiological and natural organic material | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 5.8 km | 26 |
| Wath upon Dearne | 4.9 km | 14 |
| Bolton upon Dearne | 5.7 km | 9 |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 7.0 km | 8 |
| Wombwell | – | 5 |
| Goldthorpe | 6.3 km | 3 |
| Darfield | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Worsbrough | 4.3 km | 1 |