Crap Towns / Eastbourne / Pollution incidents
How often does Eastbourne get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Eastbourne or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in October 2025 and put inert material or waste in the water and on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | Inert material or waste | In the water and on the land | Major |
| June 2020 | Microbiological | In the water | Significant |
| July 2019 | Crude sewage | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| August 2018 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2018 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Eastbourne | – | 5 |
| Newhaven | 16.6 km | 3 |
| Battle | 20.2 km | 1 |
| Bexhill-on-Sea | 13.1 km | 1 |
| Heathfield | 19.6 km | 1 |
| Seaford | 12.1 km | 1 |