Crap Towns / Bridgnorth / Pollution incidents
How often does Bridgnorth get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Bridgnorth or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in March 2022 and put diesel in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | Diesel | In the water | Major |
| June 2018 | Firefighting run-off, fuel oil and smoke | In the water and in the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Telford | 17.3 km | 16 |
| Kingswinford | 18.6 km | 6 |
| Bridgnorth | – | 2 |
| Sedgley | 19.9 km | 2 |
| Shifnal | 15.2 km | 2 |
| Bewdley | 19.1 km | 1 |
| Wombourne | 15.2 km | 1 |