Crap Towns / Tamworth / Pollution incidents
How often does Tamworth get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Tamworth or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in March 2026 and put organic chemical or product in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Organic chemical or product | In the water | Significant |
| December 2022 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2018 | Microbiological | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Aldridge | 17.1 km | 13 |
| Tamworth | – | 4 |
| Fazeley | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Lichfield | 12.1 km | 3 |
| Atherstone | 10.3 km | 2 |
| Coleshill | 11.1 km | 1 |
| Overseal and Castle Gresley | 14.7 km | 1 |
| Polesworth and Dordon | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Royal Sutton Coldfield | 12.1 km | 1 |