Crap Towns / Bishop Auckland / Pollution incidents
How often does Bishop Auckland get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Bishop Auckland or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in December 2023 and put crude sewage on the land. Crude sewage turned up in 5 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| October 2023 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| September 2023 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| August 2020 | Inorganic chemical or product and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| December 2017 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| March 2017 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Aycliffe | 8.0 km | 14 |
| Durham | 16.7 km | 7 |
| Bishop Auckland | – | 6 |
| Darlington | 16.3 km | 4 |
| Shildon | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Willington | 6.6 km | 2 |
| Crook | 7.9 km | 1 |
| Ferryhill | 10.0 km | 1 |