Crap Towns / Tynemouth / Pollution incidents
How often does Tynemouth get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Tynemouth 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 July 2025 and put kerosene in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Kerosene | In the water | Significant |
| February 2018 | Metal wastes | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Longbenton | 6.9 km | 9 |
| Killingworth | 7.5 km | 6 |
| Jarrow | 4.9 km | 5 |
| Boldon Colliery | 7.1 km | 4 |
| South Shields | 4.8 km | 4 |
| Tynemouth | – | 2 |
| Wallsend | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Hebburn | 5.4 km | 1 |