Crap Towns / Cradley Heath / Pollution incidents
How often does Cradley Heath get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Cradley Heath or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in December 2025 and put household waste on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | Household waste | On the land | Significant |
| June 2022 | Paint | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Smethwick | 6.7 km | 12 |
| Kingswinford | 6.6 km | 6 |
| Brierley Hill | 3.7 km | 5 |
| Stourbridge | 5.7 km | 5 |
| Dudley | 4.0 km | 4 |
| Oldbury | 4.3 km | 4 |
| Coseley | 7.3 km | 2 |
| Cradley Heath | – | 2 |
| Halesowen | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Rowley Regis | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Blackheath | 1.8 km | 1 |