Crap Towns / Hebburn / Pollution incidents
How often does Hebburn get polluted?
1 serious pollution incident has been recorded in Hebburn or within 1 km of it since 2016, one of the 281 English towns with just one. It came in August 2020 and put chemically contaminated run-off and suspended solids in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Chemically contaminated run-off and suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Gateshead | 5.7 km | 12 |
| Longbenton | 6.5 km | 9 |
| Jarrow | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Washington | 7.7 km | 5 |
| Boldon Colliery | 4.3 km | 4 |
| South Shields | 5.8 km | 4 |
| Tynemouth | 5.4 km | 2 |
| Wallsend | 3.0 km | 2 |
| East Boldon and West Boldon | 5.7 km | 1 |
| Hebburn | – | 1 |