Flooding information and advice
Contacts
Below, you can find helpful partner agency information and contact details for each service they provide.
- Visit the GOV.UK website to find flood alerts and warnings by postcode and check to find out if you are at risk of flooding.
- Register for the Environment Agency's Floodline Warnings Direct - a free service that provides flood warnings direct to you by telephone, mobile, email, SMS text message.
- Call Floodline on 0845 988 1188.
Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council is responsible for keeping local roads free of flood water. To report flooding by water from a highway or blocked drains, gullies in roads or pavements, please contact:
- Highways Customer Service Centre - telephone: 0116 305 0001
- Report a flood online at www.leicestershire.gov.uk
- Report a road problem online at www.leicestershire.gov.uk
Anglian Water and Severn Trent
To report a foul water sewer that is blocked or overflowing, contact Anglian Water or Serven Trent (depending on the area).
- Anglian Water - telephone: 08457 145 145
- Severn Trent - telephone: 0800 783 4444
Environment Agency
To report a river or water course issue or any river blockage concerns, please contact:
- Environment Agency Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24-hour service) or
- Type talk on 0345 602 6340
Social Media Accounts
The following social media accounts listed below can help you stay up to date with flood alerts and regular information about the services they provide.
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- Harborough District Council: @HarboroughDC
- Leicestershire County Council: @LeicsCountyHall
- Environment Agency: @EnvAgency
- Environment Agency Midlands: @EnvAgencyMids
- Met Office: @metoffice
- Met Office East Midlands: @metofficeEMids
- Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service: @LeicsFireRescue
- Market Harborough Fire Station: @LFRSmktharb
- Leicestershire Police: @leicspolice
- Harborough and Lutterworth Police: @LPHarborough
- East Midlands Railway: @EastMidRailway
- Arriva East Midlands: @arrivamidlandsE
- Harborough District Council: @Harborough District Council
- Leicestershire County Council: @LeicsCountyHall
- Environment Agency: @EnviornmentAgency
- Met Office: @MetOffice
- Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service: @LeicsFireRescue
- Leicestershire Police: @LeicsPolice
- Harborough and Lutterworth Police: @MarketHarboroughPolice
- East Midlands Railway: @EastMidlandsRailway
- Arriva East Midlands: @Arrivamidlandseast
- Canal and River Trust East Midlands: @CRTEastMidlands
- Leicestershire Weather Warnings: @LeicestershireWeatherWarnings