Crap Towns / Wombourne / Pollution incidents
How often does Wombourne get polluted?
1 serious pollution incident has been recorded in Wombourne or within 1 km of it since 2016, one of the 281 English towns with just one. It came in August 2025 and put firefighting run-off and smoke in the water and on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | 7.5 km | 16 |
| Bilston | 9.0 km | 8 |
| Tipton | 9.7 km | 7 |
| Kingswinford | 5.2 km | 6 |
| Brierley Hill | 8.4 km | 5 |
| Stourbridge | 9.9 km | 5 |
| Dudley | 7.9 km | 4 |
| Coseley | 7.0 km | 2 |
| Sedgley | 4.8 km | 2 |
| Wombourne | – | 1 |