Crap Towns / Bilston / Pollution incidents
How often does Bilston get polluted?
8 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Bilston or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 139th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in June 2026 and put household waste and smoke in the air. Commercial waste turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | Household waste and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| February 2026 | Fumes and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| May 2022 | An unidentified pollutant | In the air | Significant |
| July 2018 | Commercial waste, contaminated building rubble and non-metal wastes | On the land | Significant |
| April 2018 | Inert material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| October 2016 | Building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| June 2016 | Waste oil | On the land | Significant |
| February 2016 | Commercial waste | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| West Bromwich | 6.8 km | 16 |
| Wolverhampton | 4.7 km | 16 |
| Willenhall | 3.8 km | 14 |
| Bilston | – | 8 |
| Darlaston | 2.8 km | 8 |
| Tipton | 3.1 km | 7 |
| Walsall | 6.9 km | 6 |
| Wednesbury | 4.1 km | 6 |
| Dudley | 6.6 km | 4 |
| Coseley | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Sedgley | 5.5 km | 2 |