Crap Towns / Sedgley / Pollution incidents
How often does Sedgley get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Sedgley 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 March 2025 and put landfill odour, atmospheric pollutant or effect and suspended solids in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Landfill odour, atmospheric pollutant or effect and suspended solids | In the air | Significant |
| June 2017 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | 6.8 km | 16 |
| Bilston | 5.5 km | 8 |
| Tipton | 5.1 km | 7 |
| Kingswinford | 4.1 km | 6 |
| Brierley Hill | 5.7 km | 5 |
| Dudley | 3.5 km | 4 |
| Coseley | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Cradley Heath | 7.4 km | 2 |
| Rowley Regis | 6.8 km | 2 |
| Sedgley | – | 2 |
| Wombourne | 4.8 km | 1 |