Our street cleansing service maintains in excess of 1650 council-owned or council-managed streets all year round.

We aim to:

  • ensure they are always clean and free of litter, weeds, dog fouling and other waste
  • inspect town centre high streets within 2 hours and clean where needed upon receipt of any issue reported to us
  • inspect residential streets within 24 hours and clean where needed upon receipt of any issue reported to us

When to report a problem to us

  • there is widespread or heavy littering
  • litter has started to clump together
  • dirt or silt has started to clump together, for example in road gutters

Litter and other waste can build up between our scheduled cleaning times. We will inspect the area and decide whether we need to clean it before its next scheduled clean.  

For more details on what is a reasonable standard of cleanliness, see the DEFRA code of practice for litter and refuse.

We have other forms to report blocked drains,  report fly-tipping or other street cleaning issues. 
 

Report a street cleaning issue