Crap Towns / Hastings / Pollution incidents
How often does Hastings get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Hastings 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 April 2026 and put crude sewage in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 4 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| May 2023 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| March 2023 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| July 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| August 2020 | Grey water | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Eastbourne | 21.7 km | 5 |
| Hastings | – | 5 |
| Littlestone-on-Sea | 30.2 km | 2 |
| Battle | 7.7 km | 1 |
| Bexhill-on-Sea | 8.7 km | 1 |
| Heathfield | 24.0 km | 1 |
| Tenterden | 24.1 km | 1 |