Crap Towns / Throckley / Pollution incidents
How often does Throckley get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Throckley or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in April 2025 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| June 2018 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| March 2018 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 7.5 km | 14 |
| Longbenton | 12.3 km | 9 |
| Prudhoe | 7.0 km | 5 |
| Rowlands Gill | 8.4 km | 3 |
| Throckley | – | 3 |
| Ryton | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Wideopen | 10.0 km | 2 |
| Blaydon | 5.3 km | 1 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Ponteland | 5.1 km | 1 |
| Whickham | 7.5 km | 1 |