Crap Towns / Shrewsbury / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Shrewsbury?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Shrewsbury spilled for 1,113 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2023 to 2025, 4.0 times the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 179, down from 2,556 in 2023.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,556 | 315 |
| 2024 | 606 | 307 |
| 2025 | 179 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Wem | 16.4 km | 1,739 |
| Broseley | 20.9 km | 1,227 |
| Shrewsbury | – | 1,113 |
| Oswestry | 25.6 km | 1,039 |
| Welshpool | 27.0 km | 596 |
| Bayston Hill | 4.3 km | 564 |
| Newport | 26.3 km | 322 |
| Whitchurch | 29.0 km | 93.5 |
| Telford | 19.0 km | 80.9 |
| Market Drayton | 28.2 km | 15.3 |
| Shifnal | 26.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |