Crap Towns / Newport / Pollution incidents
How often does Newport get polluted?
7 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Newport or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 164th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in August 2026 and put storm sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | Storm sewage | In the water | Significant |
| November 2024 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| December 2023 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| September 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| November 2022 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2022 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Telford | 11.2 km | 16 |
| Stafford | 18.4 km | 9 |
| Newport | – | 7 |
| Shifnal | 11.1 km | 2 |
| Stone | 21.1 km | 1 |