Environment Agency031WAF111West Midlands

Barbourne Brook: flood history since 2006

The Environment Agency has issued 56 flood alerts for Barbourne Brook since 8 May 2006, most often in December; the busiest year was 2012 (8).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Barbourne Brook
Code: 031WAF111
Environment Agency area: West Midlands
County: Worcestershire
River or sea: Barbourne Brook in Worcester
First in the history: 8 May 2006
Latest in the history file: 13 Feb 2026
Current status: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

2012 was the busiest year for Barbourne Brook

Flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings (updates not counted), by year. 2026 runs to the end of June.

The numbers

Year	Alerts	Warnings	Severe
2026	1	0	0
2025	3	0	0
2024	7	0	0
2023	4	0	0
2022	1	0	0
2021	1	0	0
2020	1	0	0
2019	6	0	0
2018	5	0	0
2017	1	0	0
2016	3	0	0
2015	2	0	0
2014	7	0	0
2013	6	0	0
2012	8	0	0

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Most often in December

All alerts and warnings since 2006 by month.

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.