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 £5,000.
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:
Report graffiti