Environment Agency034FWFWOLOUGHBEast Midlands
Wood Brook and River Soar at Loughborough to the north of Derby Road: flood history since 2012
The Environment Agency has issued 18 flood warnings for Wood Brook and River Soar at Loughborough to the north of Derby Road since 25 Nov 2012, most often in February; the busiest year was 2024 (5).
Flood warnings on record
The flood area
- Flood area
- Wood Brook and River Soar at Loughborough to the north of Derby Road
- Code
- 034FWFWOLOUGHB
- Environment Agency area
- East Midlands
- County
- Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire
- River or sea
- Wood Brook, River Soar
- First in the history
- 25 Nov 2012
- Latest in the history file
- 28 Feb 2026
- Current status
- check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)
Flood alert, flood warning, severe flood warning: what each means
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How many alerts and warnings a year?
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 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 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.
When in the year?
All alerts and warnings since 2012 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.
Before July 2026: the latest in the history file
| Date | Level |
|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2026 | Flood warning |
| 6 Feb 2026 | Flood warning |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Flood warning |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Flood warning |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Flood warning |
| 28 Apr 2024 | Flood warning |
| 22 Feb 2024 | Flood warning |
| 9 Feb 2024 | Flood warning |
| 2 Jan 2024 | Flood warning |
| 20 Oct 2023 | Flood warning |
| 19 Jan 2021 | Flood warning |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Flood warning |
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.