Crap Towns / Newcastle upon Tyne / Pollution incidents
How often does Newcastle upon Tyne get polluted?
14 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Newcastle upon Tyne or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 62nd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in October 2025 and put crude sewage in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 3 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| April 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| January 2025 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| October 2021 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| September 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| June 2021 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| November 2020 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| September 2020 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| August 2020 | Chemically contaminated run-off and suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| August 2020 | Contaminated water and suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| August 2020 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| July 2020 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| July 2019 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| June 2018 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | – | 14 |
| Gateshead | 7.6 km | 12 |
| Longbenton | 5.2 km | 9 |
| Killingworth | 6.3 km | 6 |
| Throckley | 7.5 km | 3 |
| Ryton | 7.6 km | 2 |
| Wallsend | 7.9 km | 2 |
| Wideopen | 5.3 km | 2 |
| Blaydon | 5.9 km | 1 |
| Hebburn | 8.6 km | 1 |
| Whickham | 6.5 km | 1 |