Crap Towns / Droitwich Spa / Pollution incidents
How often does Droitwich Spa get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Droitwich Spa or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in April 2026 and put odour in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| October 2025 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| September 2025 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| August 2025 | Sulphide odour | In the air | Significant |
| October 2022 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| October 2021 | Kerosene | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 8.3 km | 12 |
| Redditch | 15.5 km | 9 |
| Stourport-on-Severn | 12.4 km | 8 |
| Droitwich Spa | – | 6 |
| Kidderminster | 15.3 km | 3 |
| Bromsgrove | 10.1 km | 2 |
| Catshill | 13.2 km | 2 |
| Pershore | 17.5 km | 2 |
| Bewdley | 16.6 km | 1 |