Crap Towns / Prudhoe / Pollution incidents
How often does Prudhoe get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Prudhoe or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in January 2026 and put suspended solids in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| January 2024 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| April 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| August 2017 | Process effluent | In the water | Significant |
| June 2017 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 13.9 km | 14 |
| Prudhoe | – | 5 |
| Consett | 12.2 km | 3 |
| Rowlands Gill | 7.4 km | 3 |
| Throckley | 7.0 km | 3 |
| Ryton | 6.4 km | 2 |
| Blaydon | 9.2 km | 1 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Ponteland | 10.7 km | 1 |
| Whickham | 10.8 km | 1 |