Crap Towns / Barnham / Pollution incidents
How often does Barnham get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Barnham or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in February 2026 and put crude sewage in the water and on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Crude sewage | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| July 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| November 2017 | Diesel | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bognor Regis | 5.9 km | 6 |
| Worthing | 17.4 km | 6 |
| Barnham | – | 3 |
| Yapton | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Chichester | 9.0 km | 1 |
| East Wittering | 16.7 km | 1 |
| Selsey | 15.4 km | 1 |