Crap Towns / Wideopen / Pollution incidents
How often does Wideopen get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Wideopen 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 January 2026 and put contaminated building rubble on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | Contaminated building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| July 2019 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 5.3 km | 14 |
| Longbenton | 4.4 km | 9 |
| Cramlington | 5.2 km | 8 |
| Killingworth | 3.6 km | 6 |
| Throckley | 10.0 km | 3 |
| Wallsend | 8.6 km | 2 |
| Wideopen | – | 2 |
| Ponteland | 8.3 km | 1 |