Crap Towns / Dudley / Pollution incidents
How often does Dudley get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Dudley or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st 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 |
| September 2023 | Natural organic material | In the water | Significant |
| July 2022 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| June 2022 | Paint | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Tipton | 4.5 km | 7 |
| Kingswinford | 4.5 km | 6 |
| Brierley Hill | 3.8 km | 5 |
| Dudley | – | 4 |
| Oldbury | 5.2 km | 4 |
| Coseley | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Cradley Heath | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Halesowen | 5.8 km | 2 |
| Rowley Regis | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Sedgley | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Blackheath | 4.5 km | 1 |