Crap Towns / Tipton / Pollution incidents
How often does Tipton get polluted?
7 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Tipton or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 164th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in June 2026 and put household waste and smoke in the air. Smoke turned up in 3 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | Household waste and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| February 2026 | Fumes and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| July 2025 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| October 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the air | Significant |
| August 2022 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| June 2018 | Suspended solids | In the water | Major |
| August 2016 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| West Bromwich | 4.5 km | 16 |
| Willenhall | 6.0 km | 14 |
| Bilston | 3.1 km | 8 |
| Darlaston | 3.8 km | 8 |
| Tipton | – | 7 |
| Wednesbury | 3.4 km | 6 |
| Dudley | 4.5 km | 4 |
| Oldbury | 5.3 km | 4 |
| Coseley | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Rowley Regis | 5.2 km | 2 |
| Sedgley | 5.1 km | 2 |