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.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | Commercial waste, building rubble and tyres | On the land | Significant |
| February 2022 | Firefighting run-off, waste oil, general biodegradable material or waste and smoke | In the air | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Durham | 8.1 km | 7 |
| Stanley | 7.4 km | 5 |
| Washington | 6.8 km | 5 |
| Birtley | 4.8 km | 4 |
| Chester-le-Street | – | 2 |
| Fence Houses | 5.1 km | 2 |
| Houghton-le-Spring | 6.9 km | 2 |
| Pelton and Ouston | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Shiney Row and Penshaw | 6.0 km | 1 |