Environment Agency033WAF309West Midlands

Stoke Trent: flood history since 2006

The Environment Agency has issued 72 flood alerts for Stoke Trent since 23 Aug 2006, most often in September; the busiest year was 2019 (12).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Stoke Trent
Code: 033WAF309
Environment Agency area: West Midlands
County: Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent
River or sea: Ford Green Brook, Lyme Brook, River Trent
First in the history: 23 Aug 2006
Latest in the history file: 20 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.

2019 was the busiest year for Stoke Trent

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	5	0	0
2025	9	0	0
2024	9	0	0
2023	6	0	0
2022	6	0	0
2021	6	0	0
2020	6	0	0
2019	12	0	0
2018	2	0	0
2016	2	0	0
2015	2	0	0
2014	2	0	0
2013	1	0	0
2012	4	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 September

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.