Croydon blitz clean-ups

In August 2023 we announced the launch of a series of ‘blitz’ clean-ups, helping to restore pride in the borough’s district and town centres.

Over several weeks, we are working with our contractors to carry out a range of targeted activity in areas of the borough, to help make the area feel cleaner and safer. 

This includes:

  • Tackling fly-tipping: using data to identify and clean up hotspots in public spaces, and working with landowners to ensure they remove fly-tipping on private land
  • Cleaning graffiti and fly-posting, including supporting small businesses with a first clean free of charge, and tips to keep their shops looking great and to fight vandalism in the long term
  • Mechanically washing pavements and bins where necessary
  • Gully cleansing to remove leaves and dirt that can cause flooding

We work with other agencies such as Transport for London and Network Rail for a coordinated approach on areas of street and property that intersect.

After the clean-up, we work with residents and businesses to keep the area looking its best.

Get involved

Everyone can do their bit by continuing to use the Love Clean Streets app to report fly-tipping, graffiti, overflowing bins, and other issues right from their smartphone. Love Clean Streets can also be accessed with a browser on a desktop computer.

Norbury blitz clean-up

Using the data obtained from the Love Clean Streets app, Norbury was the first of several high streets identified as a priority. In August and September 2023, the council accomplished an 84% drop in fly-tipping during the blitz clean-up period.

Read more about the Norbury blitz.

What’s next

The next blitz area will be formally announced via our news site and social media channels (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter), as well as via the weekly e-newsletter. Follow and subscribe to stay up-to-date on the latest news.