Crap Towns / Yapton / Pollution incidents
How often does Yapton get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Yapton or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. All 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in August 2024 and put firefighting run-off and smoke in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the air | Major |
| May 2023 | Crude sewage | In the water and on the land | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bognor Regis | 6.6 km | 6 |
| Worthing | 14.2 km | 6 |
| Barnham | 3.9 km | 3 |
| Storrington | 16.7 km | 2 |
| Yapton | – | 2 |
| Chichester | 12.4 km | 1 |
| East Wittering | 18.6 km | 1 |
| Selsey | 16.2 km | 1 |