Crap Towns / Brierley Hill / Pollution incidents
How often does Brierley Hill get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Brierley Hill or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in September 2023 and put natural organic material in the water. Smoke turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Natural organic material | In the water | Significant |
| May 2018 | Specific waste material and smoke | On the land | Significant |
| June 2017 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| August 2016 | Smoke | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| July 2016 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Kingswinford | 3.3 km | 6 |
| Brierley Hill | – | 5 |
| Stourbridge | 3.0 km | 5 |
| Dudley | 3.8 km | 4 |
| Coseley | 6.9 km | 2 |
| Cradley Heath | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Halesowen | 4.2 km | 2 |
| Rowley Regis | 5.4 km | 2 |
| Sedgley | 5.7 km | 2 |
| Blackheath | 5.4 km | 1 |