Crap Towns / Redcar / Pollution incidents
How often does Redcar get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Redcar 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 July 2025 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2018 | Chemical odour | In the air | Significant |
| January 2016 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 10.9 km | 9 |
| Hartlepool | 12.5 km | 8 |
| Billingham | 12.6 km | 7 |
| Eston | 6.7 km | 4 |
| Redcar | – | 3 |
| Saltburn-by-the-Sea | 6.9 km | 2 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 15.1 km | 2 |
| Guisborough | 8.4 km | 1 |
| Marske-by-the-Sea | 3.8 km | 1 |