Crap Towns / Hemsby / Pollution incidents
How often does Hemsby get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Hemsby or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th 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 crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| November 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Norwich | 28.4 km | 25 |
| Lowestoft | 25.4 km | 8 |
| Bradwell | 13.5 km | 2 |
| Great Yarmouth | 11.4 km | 2 |
| Hemsby | – | 2 |
| Caister-on-Sea | 6.3 km | 1 |
| North Walsham | 24.5 km | 1 |
| Poringland | 27.8 km | 1 |