Crap Towns / Boldon Colliery / Pollution incidents
How often does Boldon Colliery get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Boldon Colliery or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in May 2024 and put odour in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| January 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| December 2019 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| March 2017 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Gateshead | 7.6 km | 12 |
| Sunderland | 6.2 km | 7 |
| Jarrow | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Washington | 6.2 km | 5 |
| Boldon Colliery | – | 4 |
| South Shields | 3.9 km | 4 |
| Tynemouth | 7.1 km | 2 |
| Wallsend | 6.7 km | 2 |
| East Boldon and West Boldon | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Hebburn | 4.3 km | 1 |