772 power cuts since 29 September, 389 of them on Friday 23 October
- 772new cuts since 29 Sept
- 389in one day, 23 Oct
- 44of 45 days with a cut
www.preparedbritain.co.uk/home-report/cornwallOfficial feeds, counted daily
Right now: quiet. No unplanned power cuts in Cornwall at 06:20.
Power cuts
772
new unplanned cuts in the Cornwall area, on 44 of 45 days
Busiest day: 23 October, during Storms Austen and Boelo. Cornwall had more cuts a day, for its size, than 98 of the 99 towns we track.
See every day →From our record of every cut National Grid publishes, read every 10 minutes and counted by the day each cut started; last counted Fri 13 Nov, 11:35. These are minimums. One fault can affect many streets, so this is how often cuts happen in the area, not how often one home loses power.
Flood
1 in 24
homes in Cornwall has some flood risk
7,281 at high risk
Truro area guideEnvironment Agency, RoFRS edition v202606.
Weather
No Met Office warnings for South West England right now
All warningsMet Office, read Fri 13 Nov, 06:20.
Water
South West Water
Hosepipe ban in forceHosepipe bans as we last confirmed them, 5 Nov 2026.
Break-ins
Burglary rate
55% below averagepolice.uk, year ending March 2026 (police recorded crime).
If a cut at your home ran past 12 hours, you may be owed money. Check a cut
One message when something changes here.
Sources: National Grid live network data, read Fri 13 Nov, 06:20, counted daily by us (last Fri 13 Nov, 11:35). Environment Agency flood risk, RoFRS edition v202606. Met Office warnings, read Fri 13 Nov, 06:20. Water companies and the Environment Agency, for hosepipe bans, confirmed 5 Nov 2026. police.uk recorded crime, year ending March 2026 (police recorded crime). Figures cover the Cornwall council area, not a single street.
