Crap Towns / Peterlee / Pollution incidents
How often does Peterlee get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Peterlee or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in November 2023 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| May 2017 | Food and drink | In the water | Significant |
| April 2016 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool | 12.0 km | 8 |
| Durham | 14.6 km | 7 |
| Peterlee | – | 3 |
| Fence Houses | 13.5 km | 2 |
| Horden | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Houghton-le-Spring | 12.0 km | 2 |
| Easington | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Wingate | 3.6 km | 1 |