Bath and North East Somerset Council recognises that street lighting is important to Householders, Parish Councils, Residents Associations and Motorists. Not only as amenity lighting, but also for security reasons, in the reduction of crime, the fear of crime, and with respect to road safety as a measure to assist with the reduction of night time accidents.

The Council has a duty to ensure that all Illuminated Street Furniture i.e. Streetlights and illuminated traffic signs installed upon the adopted highway, remain operational. The Council currently employs Southern Electric Contracting to maintain the 16,000 Street Lights and 2,000 Illuminated Traffic Signs and Bollards.