Crap Towns / South Shields / Pollution incidents
How often does South Shields get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in South Shields or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in January 2020 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| December 2019 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| February 2018 | Metal wastes | On the land | Significant |
| March 2017 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 8.3 km | 7 |
| Jarrow | 3.6 km | 5 |
| Boldon Colliery | 3.9 km | 4 |
| South Shields | – | 4 |
| Tynemouth | 4.8 km | 2 |
| Wallsend | 6.6 km | 2 |
| East Boldon and West Boldon | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Hebburn | 5.8 km | 1 |