Crap Towns / Bognor Regis / Pollution incidents
How often does Bognor Regis get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Bognor Regis or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in January 2026 and put containers in the water and on the land. Crude sewage turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | Containers | In the water and on the land | Major |
| July 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| August 2024 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the air | Major |
| September 2023 | Crude sewage | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| May 2023 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| July 2018 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bognor Regis | – | 6 |
| Barnham | 5.9 km | 3 |
| Yapton | 6.6 km | 2 |
| Chichester | 8.2 km | 1 |
| East Wittering | 12.2 km | 1 |
| Selsey | 9.8 km | 1 |