Crap Towns / Burgess Hill / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Burgess Hill?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Burgess Hill spilled for 927 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2024 to 2025, 3.4 times the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 685, down from 1,168 in 2024.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 315 |
| 2024 | 1,168 | 307 |
| 2025 | 685 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Lewes | 13.2 km | 2,394 |
| Henfield | 10.6 km | 1,946 |
| Burgess Hill | – | 927 |
| Haywards Heath | 5.5 km | 749 |
| Steyning | 16.0 km | 747 |
| Southwick | 15.4 km | 698 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | 3.4 km | 497 |
| Southwater | 17.7 km | 399 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 16.7 km | 362 |
| Uckfield | 16.1 km | 148 |
| Brighton and Hove | 13.0 km | 14.8 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |