Crap Towns / Newcastle-under-Lyme / Pollution incidents
How often does Newcastle-under-Lyme get polluted?
76 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Newcastle-under-Lyme or within 1 km of it since 2016, the 2nd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 21 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in December 2025 and put contaminated building rubble on the land. Landfill odour turned up in 66 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | Contaminated building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| July 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| April 2025 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| March 2025 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| February 2025 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| January 2025 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| December 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| December 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| December 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| November 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| November 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| October 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| September 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| August 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| July 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| June 2024 | Building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| June 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| May 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| April 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| March 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| February 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| January 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| December 2023 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| October 2023 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| September 2023 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| August 2023 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| July 2023 | Dye and ink | In the water | Significant |
| July 2023 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| June 2023 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| May 2023 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| March 2023 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| February 2023 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| January 2023 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| December 2022 | Commercial waste | On the land | Significant |
| December 2022 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| November 2022 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| October 2022 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| September 2022 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| August 2022 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| July 2022 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| June 2022 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| May 2022 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| April 2022 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| March 2022 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| February 2022 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| January 2022 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| December 2021 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| November 2021 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| October 2021 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| September 2021 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| August 2021 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| July 2021 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| June 2021 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| May 2021 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| April 2021 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| March 2021 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| February 2021 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| January 2021 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| December 2020 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| December 2020 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| November 2020 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| October 2020 | Commercial waste, building rubble and household waste | On the land | Significant |
| October 2020 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| September 2020 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| September 2020 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| August 2020 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| July 2020 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| May 2020 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| April 2020 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| February 2020 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| February 2020 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| January 2020 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| December 2019 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| September 2016 | Inert material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| September 2016 | Storm sewage | In the water | Major |
| February 2016 | Sewage material | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | – | 76 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 7.3 km | 16 |
| Crewe | 15.9 km | 2 |
| Biddulph | 11.1 km | 1 |
| Stone | 15.5 km | 1 |