Crap Towns / Smethwick / Pollution incidents
How often does Smethwick get polluted?
12 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Smethwick or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 79th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in May 2025 and put dust in the air. Dust turned up in 8 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| April 2025 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| March 2025 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| August 2024 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| June 2024 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| April 2024 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| September 2023 | Dust | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| June 2023 | Dust and general biodegradable material or waste | In the air | Significant |
| November 2022 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| September 2018 | Building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| August 2017 | General biodegradable material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| May 2016 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 7.6 km | 61 |
| West Bromwich | 4.4 km | 16 |
| Smethwick | – | 12 |
| Tipton | 7.6 km | 7 |
| Wednesbury | 7.7 km | 6 |
| Dudley | 8.3 km | 4 |
| Oldbury | 3.0 km | 4 |
| Cradley Heath | 6.7 km | 2 |
| Halesowen | 7.8 km | 2 |
| Rowley Regis | 5.0 km | 2 |
| Blackheath | 4.9 km | 1 |