Crap Towns / Wick / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Wick?
People in Wick breathed an average of 7.0 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 14% lower than the typical town's 8.1, and 6.3 of fine particles (PM2.5), 6% lower than the typical town's 6.7. The fine particles are over the World Health Organization's guideline of 5; the nitrogen dioxide is within its 10.
| Pollutant | Here | Typical town | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Lancing and Sompting | 15.4 km | 8.0 |
| Worthing | 10.1 km | 7.3 |
| Chichester | 16.4 km | 7.3 |
| Wick | – | 7.0 |
| Littlehampton | 1.5 km | 6.5 |
| Rustington | 4.6 km | 6.1 |
| Steyning | 16.8 km | 6.0 |
| Bognor Regis | 10.5 km | 5.9 |
| Barnham | 7.5 km | 5.8 |
| Storrington | 13.6 km | 5.8 |
| Yapton | 4.1 km | 5.6 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |