42 power cuts since 29 September, 10 of them on Friday 23 October
- 42new cuts since 29 Sept
- 10in one day, 23 Oct
- 20of 45 days with a cut
www.preparedbritain.co.uk/home-report/medwayOfficial feeds, counted daily
UK Power Networks's live feed wasn't responding at our last check, so we can't list cuts in Medway right now. Check UK Power Networks's own map or call 105. UK Power Networks live map
Power cuts
42
new unplanned cuts in the Medway area, on 20 of 45 days
Busiest day: 23 October, during Storms Austen and Boelo. Medway had more cuts a day, for its size, than 34 of the 99 towns we track.
See every day →From our record of every cut UK Power Networks 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 15
homes in Medway has some flood risk
2,332 at high risk
Environment Agency, RoFRS edition v202606.
Weather
No Met Office warnings for London & South East England right now
All warningsMet Office, read Fri 13 Nov, 06:20.
Water
Southern Water
Hosepipe ban in part of its areaHosepipe bans as we last confirmed them, 5 Nov 2026.
Break-ins
Burglary rate
14% below averagepolice.uk, year ending March 2026 (police recorded crime).
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Sources: UK Power Networks 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 Medway council area, not a single street.
