Crap Towns / Newton Aycliffe / Pollution incidents
How often does Newton Aycliffe get polluted?
14 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Newton Aycliffe or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 62nd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in September 2025 and put atmospheric pollutant or effect in the air. Landfill odour turned up in 11 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Atmospheric pollutant or effect | In the air | Significant |
| January 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | On the land | 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 | An unidentified pollutant | On the land | 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 |
| November 2023 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| October 2023 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Aycliffe | – | 14 |
| Bishop Auckland | 8.0 km | 6 |
| Darlington | 10.3 km | 4 |
| Egglescliffe | 18.0 km | 2 |
| Shildon | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 17.2 km | 2 |
| Willington | 12.3 km | 2 |
| Crook | 15.0 km | 1 |
| Ferryhill | 7.5 km | 1 |