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Grimsby29 Sept to 12 Nov

60 power cuts since 29 September, 8 of them on Sunday 25 October

  • 60new cuts since 29 Sept
  • 8in one day, 25 Oct
  • 31of 45 days with a cut

www.preparedbritain.co.uk/home-report/grimsbyOfficial feeds, counted daily

Santa is due in Grimsby at 23:49 on Christmas Eve. See his flight plan

Right now: quiet. No unplanned power cuts in Grimsby at 06:20.

Power cuts

60

new unplanned cuts in the Grimsby area, on 31 of 45 days

Busiest day: 25 October, during Storms Austen and Boelo. Grimsby had more cuts a day, for its size, than 83 of the 99 towns we track.

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From our record of every cut Northern Powergrid 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 2

homes in Grimsby has some flood risk

4,404 at high risk

Grimsby area guide

Environment Agency, RoFRS edition v202606.

Weather

No Met Office warnings for Yorkshire & Humber right now

All warnings

Met Office, read Fri 13 Nov, 06:20.

Water

Anglian Water

Hosepipe ban in force

Hosepipe bans as we last confirmed them, 5 Nov 2026.

Break-ins

Burglary rate

70% above average

police.uk, year ending March 2026 (police recorded crime).

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Sources: Northern Powergrid 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 North East Lincolnshire council area, not a single street.

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