Crap Towns / Whitby / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Whitby?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Whitby spilled for 923 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2023 to 2025, 3.4 times the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 516, down from 979 in 2023.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 979 | 315 |
| 2024 | 1,273 | 307 |
| 2025 | 516 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Whitby | – | 923 |
| Skelton | 24.8 km | 873 |
| Pickering | 28.0 km | 700 |
| Scarborough | 28.4 km | 448 |
| Saltburn-by-the-Sea | 25.9 km | 397 |
| Guisborough | 28.8 km | 340 |
| Redcar | 32.8 km | 272 |
| Marske-by-the-Sea | 29.0 km | 253 |
| Eston | 35.8 km | 235 |
| Filey | 36.6 km | 197 |
| Brotton | 23.0 km | 186 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |