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Newcastle upon Tyne

Polluted by sewage 2,237 times in 2025 lasting 7,092 hours

Monitoring fell below 50% in some locations so could be more

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Totals for Newcastle upon Tyne in 2025

100 Sites polluted by Northumbrian Water
2,237 sewage dumps
7,092 hours duration
That's 9.85 months. On average 6.1 times a day

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Pollution Summary 2025

Here are all the reported sewage overflow totals for Newcastle upon Tyne in 2025. Sometimes sewage can be being dumped for months at a time.

Reporting refers to how much of the time the monitoring was active. In this place 2 of the total 122 CSO Combined Sewage Overflow - a device that, when operating, pours combined rainwater & sewage into a waterway locations had reporting enabled for less than half the year.

Company Waterway Site Sewage Dumps Duration (Hours) Reporting %
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary GLASSHOUSE STREET PS 128 1,353 96
Northumbrian Water River Derwent MARKET LANE CSO 76 368 99.7
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary SPILLERS PUMPING STATION 57 255 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne Saline Estuary SOUTH SHORE ROAD CSO 86 247 97.5
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary BROAD CHARE CSO 43 246 39.8
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Estuary WHITE STREET STATION ROAD CSO 66 202 100
Northumbrian Water River Derwent RIVERSIDEWAY CSO 29 195 74.2
Northumbrian Water Tyne Saline Estuary SOUTH SHORE ROAD EAST PUMPING STN 62 190 100
Northumbrian Water River Tyne DENTON ROAD CSO NC027 78 185 99.7
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn GRASSHOLM PLACE CSO 29 165 93.4
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary NEW WELBECK ROAD PUMPING STATION 34 164 92.7
Northumbrian Water Tyne BLAYDON METALS NO 2 CSO 36 159 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne Saline Estuary BLAYDON METALS NO 1 CSO 34 157 97.8
Northumbrian Water Team CSO ON WHICKHAM AND GATESHEAD SEWER 42 157 100
Northumbrian Water River Team CSO AT TEAM STREET 17 148 99.9
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary DUNSTON FLOUR MILL (WEST) CSO 14 146 91
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary MILK MARKET PUMPING STATION 29 145 100
Northumbrian Water River Tyne TEAMS CSO JOHNSON STREET E17-105 48 143 99.75
Northumbrian Water River Team STAITHES ROAD CSO 30 135 97.8
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary OUSEBURN WEST PS 38 129 88.4
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Estuary SILVER LONNEN CSO (NC030) 54 121 99.9
Northumbrian Water River Tyne NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CSO 22 110 35.6
Northumbrian Water Tyne Saline Estuary PRINCE CONSORT ROAD PUMPING STATION 39 109 99.7
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary CSO REDHEUGH BRIDGE 46 101 99.8
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary WINCOMBLEE C PUMPING STATION 22 97 99.7
Northumbrian Water Tyne METROCENTRE GREEN CAR PARK PS (E7) 29 93 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary FOUNDRY LANE NO 3 CSO 43 92 98
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary CSO AT REAR OF ORCHID CRESCENT 30 92 100
Northumbrian Water River Tyne SWINBURNE STREET CSO 50 67 91
Northumbrian Water River Tyne ROSE STREET CSO 23 66 99.6
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Estuary CALDBECK AVE POTTERY BANK CSO 21 66 99.9
Northumbrian Water Tyne Saline Estuary SCOTSWOOD ROAD PUMPING STATION NO 4 33 65 63.1
Northumbrian Water River Team Estuarine Waters BENSHAM CSO 16 59 99.4
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary INTERNATIONAL PAINTS PUMPING STN. 34 57 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary CSO WATER STREET 26 54 99.8
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary BURWELL AVENUE CSO 23 54 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne FACTORY ROAD CSO 8 54 88.4
Northumbrian Water River Team Saline Estuary CORMORANT DRIVE CSO 10 47 96.8
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary CSO DUNN STREET 26 46 99.8
Northumbrian Water Lemington Gut TYNE VIEW CSO 30 46 87.1
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Estuary WOOD GROVE CSO (NC029) 38 45 99.8
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn SALTERS LANE CSO 5 44 80.4
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary LOW HEWORTH LANE PUMPING STATION 17 38 96.5
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn Estuary LIME STREET/CUT BANK (2) 15 37 94.7
Northumbrian Water Wallsend Burn HEATON CSO CORNEL RD 35 37 99
Northumbrian Water River Tyne SOUTH BENWELL ROAD CSO 17 34 99.6
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary WINCOMBLEE ROAD CSO 29 34 65.8
Northumbrian Water Tyne Saline Estuary SCOTSWOOD ROAD/DENTON BURN PS 23 30 100
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn STAMFORDHAM ROAD PUMPING STATION 4 29 99.9
Northumbrian Water Tyne Saline Estuary ALBANY ROAD/SALTMEADOWS ROAD CSO 25 28 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary STATION ROAD/SWAN HUNTERS CSO 23 27 55.2
Northumbrian Water River Tyne HAUGH LANE CSO 5 26 62.7
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary THE SWIRLE CSO 19 25 99.9
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary NEWBURN PUMPING STATION 10 23 99.4
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Estuary CALDBECK CL BELMONT ST ANTHONYS CSO 23 19 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary CSO AT CROMWELL ROAD 21 18 100
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn ACOMB CRESCENT (CATHEDRAL) CSO 12 15 99.7
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary CSO FORTH BANKS 17 15 96.7
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary OUSEBURN EAST PS 12 15 98.6
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary CSO NEPTUNE YARD NO.1 OUTFALL 12 12 100
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary NEWBURN HAUGH/RIVERSDALE WAY P STN 5 11 92.6
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn BLUE BELL INN CSO 9 10 93.5
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary CSO WELBECK ROAD & BATH STREET 23 10 94.8
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary REYROLLE SEWER (NORTH) CSO 17 10 99.9
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary ATKINSON ROAD CSO 19 9 100
Northumbrian Water Sugley Dene DENE AVENUE CSO NC051 17 8 94.5
Northumbrian Water River Tyne REYROLLE SEWER (SOUTH) CSO 21 6 98.5
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn MOOR ROAD SOUTH CSO 8 5 98.8
Northumbrian Water River Tyne EAST STREET WAS SWINBURN ST END CSO 13 5 83.1
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary CROFTDALE ROAD CSO 14 5 99.7
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary ESSEX CLOSE CSO 10 4 90.2
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary AMELIA CLOSE CSO - C49/102 11 4 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary JANADAB CSO 22 4 100
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn Estuary FOUNDRY LANE NO1 CSO 8 4 99.7
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary CSO AT SW CORNER OF ALLOTMENT GARDE 4 3 99.5
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary TUTHILL STAIRS CSO 15 3 97.3
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Estuary WHITE STREET STATION ROAD CSO 13 2 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary HEWORTH SHORE CSO 2 2 99.5
Northumbrian Water Tyne LAMPORT CSO 10 2 99.9
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary WEST VIEW CSO 7 1 99.9
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary DEAN STREET CSO 2 1 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary CSO AT STONEYGATE LANE 8 1 95.1
Northumbrian Water River Tyne DENTON DENE NORTH OF WEST ROAD CSO 7 1 100
Northumbrian Water New Burn CSO 32 WALBOTTLE ROAD 3 1 100
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary THE OVAL PUMPING STATION 7 0 99.9
Northumbrian Water Ouseburn FARNE AVENUE CSO 5 0 84.7
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary BENTON WAY OUTFALL NO 2 CSO 2 0 98.3
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary CALDBECK AVENUE/POTTERY BANK CSO 4 0 99.9
Northumbrian Water River Tyne SCOTSWOOD NO1 SPS 4 0 85.4
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary RIVERSIDE PARK WEST CSO 5 0 88.6
Northumbrian Water Clvrt Watercrse River Tyne STELLA ROAD CSO 5 0 89.2
Northumbrian Water Tidal River Tyne BROADWAY ROAD CSO 4 0 98.4
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn WOOLSINGTON CSO 1 0 99.4
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL SSO 2 0 85.3
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary WINCOMBLEE B PUMPING STATION 1 0 99.4
Northumbrian Water River Tyne RIVERSDALE ROAD CSO 2 0 100
Northumbrian Water River Tyne QUAYSIDE (HILLGATE STREET CSO) 1 0 99.6
Northumbrian Water Sugley Dene BURNSIDE CSO 1 0 100
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn OUSE BURN CSO NO 8 1 0 87.3
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary SUMMERHILL CSO 1 0 100
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary BLAYDON BURN WAGONWAY CSO 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne COCHRANE STREET CSO 0 0 99.4
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary GAS LANE CSO 0 0 85.9
Northumbrian Water Tyne NEWTON STREET CSO 0 0 99.9
Northumbrian Water Tyne Saline Estuary PIPEWELLGATE PUMPING STATION 0 0 99.5
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary SALTMEADOWS PUMPING STATION 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Estuary THE BOATHOUSE SPS 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn WOOLSINGTON SEWAGE SYSTEM 0 0 85.4
Northumbrian Water River Tyne FAIRFIELD INDUSTRIAL PARK SPS 0 0 96.9
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary NEST ROAD CSO 0 0 94.3
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary WOODGATE GDNS/MARCONI 2 CSO 0 0 80.9
Northumbrian Water Sugley Dene BROADWAY JUNCTION NORWOOD ROAD CSO 0 0 93.7
Northumbrian Water Tyne Estuary CLUMBER STREET CSO 0 0 97.3
Northumbrian Water River Tyne MICHEL BEARINGS NORTH CSO 0 0 99.9
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary NEWBURN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE P STN 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne Saline Estuary SCOTSWOOD BRIDGE CSO 0 0 99.7
Northumbrian Water River Tyne SCOTSWOOD ROAD PUMPING STATION NO 2 0 0 89.5
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary QUAYSIDE/ST LAWRENCE ROAD CSO 0 0 97.2
Northumbrian Water River Tyne STATION ROAD/WHITE STREET CSO 0 0 97
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn CSO AT THREE MILE INN 0 0 94.4
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn KENTON ROAD/ROCKERBY DRIVE CSO 0 0 76
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn TURNBERRY WAY CSO 0 0 90.1

Data Sources & Accuracy

EDM (Event Duration Monitoring) data and Consented Discharges to Controlled Waters with Conditions from Environment Agency & Data Map Wales, and Scottish Water

Experimental derived data from Thames Water API, Some data may be missing or inaccurate. Live sewage data from Stream Water API

Uses Environment Agency rainfall data from the real-time data API (Beta) - Rainfall data is delayed by up to two days.

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