Crap Towns / Blaydon / Pollution incidents
How often does Blaydon get polluted?
1 serious pollution incident has been recorded in Blaydon or within 1 km of it since 2016, one of the 281 English towns with just one. It came in February 2019 and put landfill odour in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2019 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 5.9 km | 14 |
| Gateshead | 8.3 km | 12 |
| Prudhoe | 9.2 km | 5 |
| Birtley | 10.5 km | 4 |
| Rowlands Gill | 5.5 km | 3 |
| Throckley | 5.3 km | 3 |
| Ryton | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Blaydon | – | 1 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 5.1 km | 1 |
| Ponteland | 9.8 km | 1 |
| Whickham | 2.2 km | 1 |