Crap Towns / Ponteland / Pollution incidents
How often does Ponteland get polluted?
1 serious pollution incident has been recorded in Ponteland or within 1 km of it since 2016, one of the 281 English towns with just one. It came in January 2020 and put suspended solids in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 8.9 km | 14 |
| Cramlington | 11.8 km | 8 |
| Killingworth | 11.8 km | 6 |
| Prudhoe | 10.7 km | 5 |
| Throckley | 5.1 km | 3 |
| Ryton | 7.8 km | 2 |
| Wideopen | 8.3 km | 2 |
| Blaydon | 9.8 km | 1 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 9.3 km | 1 |
| Ponteland | – | 1 |
| Whickham | 11.9 km | 1 |