The invention relates to a light-emitting diode (LED) street lamp energy-saving automatic control method and device. The device comprises a power supply, an automatic control circuit and an LED light source, wherein the power supply is a flyback power supply containing an AC protection circuit, a common-mode rejection circuit, a rectifier filtering circuit and a constant pressure constant currentcircuit which are connected successively; the automatic control circuit comprises a clock circuit, a SCM circuit and a switch circuit which are connected successively; and the LED light source comprises an LED light source 1 and an LED light source 2 which are arranged in a chip in parallel, the cathode is directly connected with the negative electrode of the power supply, the anode is connected with the automatic control circuit; and the automatic control circuit periodically and automatically connects the positive electrode of the power supply with the anodes of the LED light source 1 and the LED light source 2 according to the illumination brightness demands of streets to ensure that the two LED light sources work at the same time, or periodically, automatically and separately connectsthe positive electrode of the power supply with the anode of the LED light source 1 or the LED light source 2 to ensure that the LED light source 1 or the LED light source 2 works. The invention solves the problems of saving the energy and prolonging the service life of the LED street lamp, and has the obvious advantages of simple structure, good illumination quality for streets and no illumination dark space.