Crap Towns / Wythenshawe / Pollution incidents
How often does Wythenshawe get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Wythenshawe 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 September 2026 and put unidentified oil in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| October 2020 | Commercial waste and household waste | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Sale | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Stockport | 7.7 km | 2 |
| Wythenshawe | – | 2 |
| Altrincham | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Cheadle | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Gatley | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Hale | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Stretford | 6.6 km | 1 |