Crap Towns / Newark-on-Trent / Pollution incidents
How often does Newark-on-Trent get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Newark-on-Trent or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in October 2024 and put household waste and rocks and gravel on the land. Smoke turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Household waste and rocks and gravel | On the land | Significant |
| June 2021 | Asbestos, batteries, building rubble, metal wastes, natural organic material, soil and clay, tyres and vehicle parts | On the land | Significant |
| October 2020 | General biodegradable material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| April 2019 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| April 2018 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Grantham | 21.4 km | 6 |
| Newark-on-Trent | – | 5 |
| Lincoln | 21.5 km | 4 |
| Balderton | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Southwell | 10.6 km | 2 |
| North Hykeham | 18.6 km | 1 |