Graffiti
Graffiti can be considered a criminal offence.
Racist, sexist or homophobic graffiti is what we class as offensive graffiti.
Offensive graffiti can also be considered a hate crime and should also be reported to the police, as well as the council. If you are a victim of graffiti or witness it being done, please also report it to the police.
What we do:
- We aim to remove / cover offensive graffiti on council land / property within 1 working day of receiving the report.
- We aim to block out (with paint) offensive graffiti on private land / property within 1 working day of receiving the report, but we will attempt to contact the resident / land owner before the work is carried out.
- We do not remove / cover non-offensive graffiti.
However, each land / property owner is responsible for the damage reinstatement, which means that they would be responsible for fully removing the graffiti or repainting if they wanted it removed off their land / property, as we only block out the offensive parts.
- We are not responsible for removing graffiti from any properties or land belonging to Be One Homes nd any other Housing Associations. Please report graffiti in these areas directly to Be One Homes or the relevant Housing Association.
- Please note: Our main aim is to remove / cover the offensive parts of the graffiti.