Crap Towns / York / Pollution incidents
How often does York get polluted?
9 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in York or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 118th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in May 2026 and put suspended solids in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 4 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| February 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| August 2021 | Storm sewage | In the water | Significant |
| July 2020 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| June 2020 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| July 2019 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| April 2019 | Asbestos | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| June 2018 | Hydrocarbons | In the water | Significant |
| April 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| York | – | 9 |
| Pocklington | 20.5 km | 3 |
| Selby | 19.7 km | 3 |
| Strensall | 9.5 km | 3 |
| Haxby | 6.4 km | 2 |
| Huntington | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 20.5 km | 1 |
| Tadcaster | 14.9 km | 1 |
| Wetherby | 19.8 km | 1 |