Crap Towns / Walsall / Pollution incidents
How often does Walsall get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Walsall or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in December 2025 and put household waste on the land. Household waste turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | Household waste | On the land | Significant |
| August 2024 | Cyanides | In the water | Major |
| November 2023 | Natural ochre | In the water | Significant |
| April 2022 | Commercial waste and household waste | On the land | Significant |
| April 2021 | Contaminated building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| June 2018 | Asbestos | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| West Bromwich | 5.5 km | 16 |
| Willenhall | 4.8 km | 14 |
| Aldridge | 4.5 km | 13 |
| Rushall and Shelfield | 3.8 km | 13 |
| Darlaston | 4.2 km | 8 |
| Walsall | – | 6 |
| Wednesbury | 3.7 km | 6 |
| Bloxwich | 4.0 km | 4 |
| Pelsall | 5.8 km | 1 |
| Pheasey | 4.9 km | 1 |