Crap Towns / Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint / Pollution incidents
How often does Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in May 2026 and put crude sewage in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 3 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| February 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| May 2020 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Lancing and Sompting | 16.2 km | 6 |
| Burgess Hill | 3.4 km | 5 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | – | 3 |
| Southwick | 12.2 km | 3 |
| Brighton and Hove | 11.3 km | 2 |
| Lewes | 13.6 km | 2 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 13.4 km | 2 |
| Haywards Heath | 8.8 km | 1 |
| Southwater | 17.1 km | 1 |