Crap Towns / Saltburn-by-the-Sea / Pollution incidents
How often does Saltburn-by-the-Sea get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Saltburn-by-the-Sea or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in February 2022 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2022 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| May 2016 | Animal matter | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 15.4 km | 9 |
| Hartlepool | 19.1 km | 8 |
| Billingham | 18.8 km | 7 |
| Eston | 11.2 km | 4 |
| Redcar | 6.9 km | 3 |
| Saltburn-by-the-Sea | – | 2 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 20.2 km | 2 |
| Guisborough | 7.2 km | 1 |
| Marske-by-the-Sea | 3.1 km | 1 |