Graffiti
Painting graffiti on property is a criminal offence. Report it. Find out how we deal with it.
It's illegal to draw or paint graffiti on public or private property without permission.
If you get caught and are found guilty you can be fined up to £500.
We’ll remove graffiti if it’s:
- offensive
- on property owned by the council
Graffiti we can remove
We offer free graffiti removal for private residents and businesses if the graffiti:
- faces the road
- is not higher than 2 metres from ground level on the building
- is offensive
To use this service, the owner of the property must write to us with permission to remove the graffiti. In some cases we’ll ask the owner to sign a disclaimer for work to go ahead.
For any other graffiti contact us for a quote.
If we have to paint over the graffiti we cannot guarantee a colour match.
Graffiti we cannot remove
Contact the following organisations to request the removal of graffiti from:
- bus shelters: Streetcare (tfl.gov.uk)
- phone boxes: BT Business
- railway bridges: Network Rail
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electricity substations: UK Power Networks