Crap Towns / Wallsend / Pollution incidents
How often does Wallsend get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Wallsend 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 2023 and put soil and clay in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| May 2018 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Longbenton | 4.2 km | 9 |
| Killingworth | 5.6 km | 6 |
| Jarrow | 4.3 km | 5 |
| Boldon Colliery | 6.7 km | 4 |
| South Shields | 6.6 km | 4 |
| Tynemouth | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Wallsend | – | 2 |
| Hebburn | 3.0 km | 1 |