Crap Towns / Alnwick / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Alnwick?
People in Alnwick breathed an average of 2.4 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 70% lower than the typical town's 8.1, and 4.6 of fine particles (PM2.5), 31% lower than the typical town's 6.7. Both are within the World Health Organization's guidelines of 10 and 5.
| Pollutant | Here | Typical town | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Wideopen | 40.4 km | 9.2 |
| Seaton Delaval | 39.3 km | 8.3 |
| Cramlington | 36.1 km | 8.0 |
| Blyth | 33.7 km | 6.7 |
| Bedlington | 31.1 km | 5.4 |
| Ashington | 27.0 km | 4.8 |
| Morpeth | 26.8 km | 4.4 |
| Stakeford | 28.1 km | 4.4 |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | 27.3 km | 3.9 |
| Alnwick | – | 2.4 |
| Amble | 11.5 km | 2.3 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |