Crap Towns / Chester-le-Street / Pollution incidents

How often does Chester-le-Street get polluted?

2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Chester-le-Street 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 January 2025 and put commercial waste, building rubble and tyres on the land.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
January 2025Commercial waste, building rubble and tyresOn the landSignificant
February 2022Firefighting run-off, waste oil, general biodegradable material or waste and smokeIn the airMajor
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