Westminster City Council is cracking down on graffiti as part of its work to tackle antisocial behaviour in the city.

The Council is increasing its presence and investing more money to further tackle antisocial behaviour in Westminster. This includes a new cleaning van with a generator and water tank to dedicated to cleaning graffiti and deep cleaning of pavements

Graffiti and other forms of antisocial behaviour cause real problems for local residents and visitors, and the Council is committed to tackling it.

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The Council’s waste contractor, Veolia, runs three teams, seven days a week to tackle graffiti in the city.  Any offensive graffiti is always removed within 12 hours from the moment it’s reported, and other types of graffiti are cleaned within three days. Around 80-100 cleaning jobs are undertaken weekly, totalling around 400 every month.

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This form of antisocial behaviour has been on the rise across London in recent years. There were a reported 4,141 graffiti cases within Westminster, with the Soho, St James’s and the West End areas seeing the most cases.

That is why the Council is investing £2 million in measures to tackle antisocial behaviour, which is at the heart of Westminster City Council’s proposed budget.

This comes shortly after the Council announced a new front-line team to tackle antisocial behaviour. The six-person unit consists of officers with experience in city management and can be deployed wherever antisocial behaviour is reported.

Cllr Max Sullivan, Westminster City Council Cabinet Member for Streets, said:

“At Westminster Council we’re committed to keeping our streets clean and safe. Adding another deep cleaning vehicle to our arsenal means we’ll be able to remove graffiti even more quickly.

“Help us by reporting graffiti on public property or street furniture to us , and we will make sure it’s gone within 3 days, or within 12 hours if its offensive.”

Please report unsightly markings on public property or street furniture so it can be inspected and removed.