Crap Towns / Brighton and Hove / Pollution incidents
How often does Brighton and Hove get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Brighton and Hove 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 July 2026 and put flies in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | Flies | In the air | Significant |
| August 2016 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Lancing and Sompting | 15.5 km | 6 |
| Burgess Hill | 13.0 km | 5 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | 11.3 km | 3 |
| Newhaven | 12.4 km | 3 |
| Southwick | 9.0 km | 3 |
| Brighton and Hove | – | 2 |
| Lewes | 8.6 km | 2 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 11.4 km | 2 |