Crap Towns / Halesowen / Pollution incidents
How often does Halesowen get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Halesowen 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 |
| July 2016 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Smethwick | 7.8 km | 12 |
| Kingswinford | 7.4 km | 6 |
| Brierley Hill | 4.2 km | 5 |
| Stourbridge | 5.0 km | 5 |
| Dudley | 5.8 km | 4 |
| Oldbury | 6.0 km | 4 |
| Cradley Heath | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Halesowen | – | 2 |
| Rowley Regis | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Blackheath | 3.3 km | 1 |