Crap Towns / Lewes / Pollution incidents
How often does Lewes get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Lewes or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in April 2021 and put smoke in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| January 2018 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Burgess Hill | 13.2 km | 5 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | 13.6 km | 3 |
| Newhaven | 9.9 km | 3 |
| Southwick | 17.3 km | 3 |
| Brighton and Hove | 8.6 km | 2 |
| Lewes | – | 2 |
| Haywards Heath | 15.6 km | 1 |
| Seaford | 13.5 km | 1 |
| Uckfield | 12.5 km | 1 |