Crap Towns / Kidderminster / Pollution incidents
How often does Kidderminster get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Kidderminster or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in June 2023 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| September 2021 | Containers, dye and ink, hydrocarbons, paint, smoke and solvents | In the water, on the land and in the air | Significant |
| May 2019 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Stourport-on-Severn | 5.2 km | 8 |
| Droitwich Spa | 15.3 km | 6 |
| Kingswinford | 13.6 km | 6 |
| Brierley Hill | 13.2 km | 5 |
| Stourbridge | 10.3 km | 5 |
| Kidderminster | – | 3 |
| Bromsgrove | 14.6 km | 2 |
| Catshill | 14.1 km | 2 |
| Halesowen | 14.4 km | 2 |
| Bewdley | 4.3 km | 1 |