Crap Towns / Ashington / Pollution incidents
How often does Ashington get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Ashington or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in April 2025 and put algae in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| February 2018 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Cramlington | 10.3 km | 8 |
| Killingworth | 15.4 km | 6 |
| Morpeth | 8.6 km | 5 |
| Ashington | – | 2 |
| Wideopen | 15.4 km | 2 |