Crap Towns / Ryton / Pollution incidents
How often does Ryton get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Ryton or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in February 2019 and put landfill odour in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2019 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| January 2016 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 7.6 km | 14 |
| Gateshead | 11.5 km | 12 |
| Prudhoe | 6.4 km | 5 |
| Rowlands Gill | 5.7 km | 3 |
| Throckley | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Ryton | – | 2 |
| Wideopen | 11.3 km | 2 |
| Blaydon | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Ponteland | 7.8 km | 1 |
| Whickham | 5.4 km | 1 |