Crap Towns / Darlington / Pollution incidents
How often does Darlington get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Darlington 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 September 2022 and put flies in the air. Smoke turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2022 | Flies | In the air | Significant |
| June 2022 | Smoke | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| October 2021 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| July 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Aycliffe | 10.3 km | 14 |
| Bishop Auckland | 16.3 km | 6 |
| Darlington | – | 4 |
| Egglescliffe | 12.9 km | 2 |
| Shildon | 12.8 km | 2 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 15.6 km | 2 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 17.3 km | 2 |
| Ferryhill | 17.4 km | 1 |
| Ingleby Barwick | 15.5 km | 1 |
| Yarm | 13.7 km | 1 |