Crap Towns / Worcester / Pollution incidents
How often does Worcester get polluted?
12 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Worcester or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 79th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in June 2023 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water. Diesel turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| January 2022 | Building rubble | In the air | Significant |
| February 2021 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| September 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| September 2017 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| August 2017 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| May 2017 | General biodegradable material or waste | In the water | Significant |
| October 2016 | Microbiological | In the water | Significant |
| September 2016 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| July 2016 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| May 2016 | Microbiological | In the water | Significant |
| March 2016 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester | – | 12 |
| Redditch | 21.9 km | 9 |
| Stourport-on-Severn | 17.0 km | 8 |
| Droitwich Spa | 8.3 km | 6 |
| Kidderminster | 21.3 km | 3 |
| Bromsgrove | 18.3 km | 2 |
| Catshill | 21.4 km | 2 |
| Great Malvern | 12.1 km | 2 |
| Pershore | 13.0 km | 2 |
| Bewdley | 21.2 km | 1 |
| Evesham | 22.0 km | 1 |