Crap Towns / Stourbridge / Pollution incidents
How often does Stourbridge get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Stourbridge or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st 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. Smoke turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| May 2018 | Specific waste material and smoke | On the land | Significant |
| June 2017 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| August 2016 | Smoke | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| July 2016 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Kingswinford | 4.8 km | 6 |
| Brierley Hill | 3.0 km | 5 |
| Stourbridge | – | 5 |
| Dudley | 6.8 km | 4 |
| Cradley Heath | 5.7 km | 2 |
| Halesowen | 5.0 km | 2 |
| Rowley Regis | 8.0 km | 2 |
| Sedgley | 8.4 km | 2 |
| Blackheath | 7.5 km | 1 |
| Wombourne | 9.9 km | 1 |