Crap Towns / Wolverhampton / Pollution incidents
How often does Wolverhampton get polluted?
16 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Wolverhampton or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 43rd 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 vehicle parts on the land. Commercial waste turned up in 4 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | Vehicle parts | On the land | Significant |
| November 2025 | Building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| June 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| December 2022 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the water | Significant |
| May 2022 | An unidentified pollutant | In the air | Significant |
| April 2022 | Smoke | On the land | Significant |
| March 2021 | Commercial waste | On the land | Significant |
| March 2021 | Commercial waste | On the land | Significant |
| July 2018 | Commercial waste, contaminated building rubble and non-metal wastes | On the land | Significant |
| April 2018 | Inert material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| June 2017 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| March 2017 | General biodegradable material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| October 2016 | Building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| June 2016 | Waste oil | On the land | Significant |
| February 2016 | Commercial waste | On the land | Significant |
| January 2016 | Acids | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | – | 16 |
| Willenhall | 6.0 km | 14 |
| Bilston | 4.7 km | 8 |
| Darlaston | 6.8 km | 8 |
| Tipton | 7.5 km | 7 |
| Coseley | 6.3 km | 2 |
| Featherstone | 6.8 km | 2 |
| Sedgley | 6.8 km | 2 |
| Wombourne | 7.5 km | 1 |