Is there a power cut in Newcastle upon Tyne right now?

No known power cut currently affects Newcastle upon Tyne.

Covers the NE1, NE12, NE13, NE15, NE2, NE28, NE3, NE4 and other postcode districts. We’ve recorded 14 power cuts in Newcastle upon Tyne in the last 14 days. Based on incidents we’ve recorded here, Newcastle upon Tyne is covered by Northern Powergrid -- see our operator directory for their number and website.

Current incidents

No incidents recorded for this area right now.

Last outages

• restored Northern Powergrid

  NE70 7PD, NE70 7QR, NE70 7LA, NE70 7HX, NE70 7LH, NE67 5HQ

  Started: 07 Oct, 08:10

  Restoration estimate (operator's own, not guaranteed): between 07 Oct, 09:15 and 07 Oct, 10:15

  Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~1875

  The power cut affecting your property has been caused by an unexpected problem with the cables or equipment that serve your area. If you need to report an emergency, please call 105

• restored Northern Powergrid

  NE6 3HR, NE6 3

  Started: 05 Oct, 15:14

  Restoration estimate (operator's own, not guaranteed): between 06 Oct, 02:00 and 06 Oct, 03:00

  Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~3

  We've had to switch off the power for safety purposes whilst our engineers work on the cables and equipment that serves your area. We appreciate your patience and understanding

• restored Northern Powergrid

  NE5 5AR, NE5 5AE, NE5 5AP, NE5 5AD, NE5 5AL, NE5 5

  Started: 02 Oct, 11:00

  Restoration estimate (operator's own, not guaranteed): between 02 Oct, 13:45 and 02 Oct, 14:45

  Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~90

  The power cut affecting your property has been caused by an unexpected problem with the cables or equipment that serve your area. If you need to report an emergency, please call 105

Last 14 days

"Newcastle upon Tyne" is an Office for National Statistics "Built-up Area", not an administrative district -- it covers the built-up extent of the town, which may include neighbouring postcode areas. The outline on the map is that boundary, simplified for display. Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

If your power is off right now, call 105, free, 24/7 -- we're an information service, not the operator. See the operator directory for who covers this area, or our FAQ if you think you may be due compensation.

We've been collecting outage data since 12 September 2026.

Postcode sectors covered

Every postcode sector this page's data is drawn from -- 53 in total.

• NE1 1
• NE1 2
• NE1 3
• NE1 4
• NE1 5
• NE1 6
• NE1 7
• NE1 8
• NE12 8
• NE12 9
• NE13 7
• NE13 8
• NE13 9
• NE15 6
• NE15 7
• NE15 8
• NE15 9
• NE2 1
• NE2 2
• NE2 3
• NE2 4
• NE28 6
• NE28 8
• NE3 1
• NE3 2
• NE3 3
• NE3 4
• NE3 5
• NE3 9
• NE4 5
• NE4 6
• NE4 7
• NE4 8
• NE4 9
• NE5 1
• NE5 2
• NE5 3
• NE5 4
• NE5 5
• NE5 9
• NE6 1
• NE6 2
• NE6 3
• NE6 4
• NE6 5
• NE6 9
• NE7 7
• NE88 1
• NE98 1
• NE99 1
• NE99 2
• NE99 4
• NE99 5