Bedford Brook sewage map and spill data

19 storm overflows listed in the 2025 annual return name this water. All are operated by United Utilities. Check the latest company report for each outlet below.

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Outlet records: 351
Spills in 2025: 1,426
Recorded hours: 18
Linked to a live feed

3 records show monitor operation below 90%. Annual figures describe the whole of 2025, not today.

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Outlets on Bedford Brook

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Showing 10 of 19 outlets

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Central Pumping Station
United Utilities · Bedford Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:12spills4.4hours

Ellesmere Street CSO
United Utilities · Shakerley Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:13spills18.8hours
Factory Street/Charles Street CSO, Leigh
United Utilities · Hindsford Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:0spills0hours
Fulwell Avenue CSO
United Utilities · Hindsford Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:21spills149.7hours
Gloucester street CSO
United Utilities · Collier Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:3spills26.8hours
Green Lane Leigh
United Utilities · Pen Leach Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:8spills16hours
High Bridge CSO
United Utilities · Bedford Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:49spills127.2hours
Higher Folds (Queensway) PS
United Utilities · Pen Leach Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:12spills13.9hours
HULTON LANE ENDS WwTW
United Utilities · Cutacre Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:62spills300.7hours
Lovers Lane/Leigh Road CSO
United Utilities · Collier Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:5spills4.5hours

Most recorded spills in 2025

The highest 2025 counts among these outlets. A count is events, not volume or harm. Equal counts share a rank.

1
HULTON LANE ENDS WwTW
United Utilities
62spills
2
High Bridge CSO
United Utilities
49spills
3
York Avenue CSO
United Utilities · monitor coverage 70.3%, below 90%
35spills
4
Manchester Road/Park Lane CSO
United Utilities
23spills
4
Park Lane CSO
United Utilities
23spills

Spills over time

The median outlet on Bedford Brook recorded 15 spills in 2025, against 11 across England.

16 outlets have a comparable count for both 2024 and 2025, with the monitor working at least 90% of each year. 1 recorded more spills, 13 fewer and 2 the same. Together they went from 477 to 295 spills, a fall of 38%.

Largest rises from 2024 to 2025

Higher Folds (Queensway) PS9 → 12

Year	Outlets with a count	Total spills	Median per outlet	England median
2025	19	351	15	11
2024	19	505	21	19

Earlier returns list fewer of these outlets, so totals are not comparable between years. The median per outlet and the like-for-like change are fairer comparisons. Counts are events, not volume.

All outlet records on Bedford Brook

19 outlet records in alphabetical order. Each link opens the outlet page with its latest report and annual history.

Central Pumping StationBedford Brook · 12 spills in 2025
Ellesmere Street CSOShakerley Brook · 13 spills in 2025
Factory Street/Charles Street CSO, LeighHindsford Brook · 0 spills in 2025
Fulwell Avenue CSOHindsford Brook · 21 spills in 2025
Gloucester street CSOCollier Brook · 3 spills in 2025
Green Lane LeighPen Leach Brook · 8 spills in 2025
High Bridge CSOBedford Brook · 49 spills in 2025
Higher Folds (Queensway) PSPen Leach Brook · 12 spills in 2025
HULTON LANE ENDS WwTWCutacre Brook · 62 spills in 2025
Lovers Lane/Leigh Road CSOCollier Brook · 5 spills in 2025
Manchester Road/Park Lane CSOBedford Brook · 23 spills in 2025
Mill Lane (Leigh) CSOBedford Brook · 15 spills in 2025
Park Lane CSOBedford Brook Tributary Glaze Brook · 23 spills in 2025
Primrose Street/Ellesmere Street CSOShakerley Brook · 0 spills in 2025
Shakerley Road No 2 CSOShakerley Brook · 19 spills in 2025
Stirling Close CSOColling Lane Brook, Pen Leach · 13 spills in 2025
Tyldesley Western CSOHindsford Brook · 21 spills in 2025
York Avenue CSOHindsford Brook/SHAKERLEY Broo · 35 spills in 2025
York Avenue CSOHindsford Brook/SHAKERLEY Broo · 17 spills in 2025

Sources and dates

Outlet locations, waterbody links and spill figures come from the Environment Agency 2025 event duration monitoring annual return. The latest company reports come from each operator’s live feed and carry their own dates. Waterbody ID: GB112069060810. The official waterbody record is a source lookup; its classification is not imported here.

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Questions about Bedford Brook

Which outlets are linked to Bedford Brook?: The source links 19 outlet records to waterbody GB112069060810. The link comes from the annual return; it does not model where a discharge travelled.
How many spills were recorded for Bedford Brook?: 19 records report 351 spills in 2025 and 1,426 recorded hours. All listed records have a usable count. Outlets can discharge at the same time, so the hours are not the time the whole water was affected.
Who is responsible for the outlets on Bedford Brook?: United Utilities operates every listed outlet. Contact the operator or the official pollution service if you see a problem in the water.
Which outlets on Bedford Brook are linked to a live feed?: 18 of the 19 records are matched to a monitor in a company live feed. A link does not mean the monitor is working now. Use the status filters above to see the latest report for each outlet, with its date. The rest show annual figures only.
How complete is the monitoring for Bedford Brook?: 3 of the listed records have monitor operation below 90% for 2025. Events can be missed when a monitor is not working, so low counts from those outlets may understate activity.
Does this show if Bedford Brook is safe?: No. Event duration data does not measure bacteria, chemicals or current water quality. Use official local water-quality advice for that question.