Graffiti Removal

Almost all graffiti looks awful, is criminal damage, increases fear of crime, and can be very distressing and expensive for the victims.

The Council’s graffiti removal service regularly cleans road signs and street furniture etc. and offers a chargeable removal service for property owners and occupiers. We are starting to work with some of the bigger victims such as the Utilities to remove this blight from the town.

The council's anti-graffiti team aims to keep public buildings, highways and signs free of graffiti & flyposting. The specially equipped graffiti vans make use of high-pressure sprays, various paints and environment-friendly chemicals to remove graffiti from the street or on buildings. This service is provided free of charge and is usually carried out within 5 working days of notification.

We take particularly swift action to tackle the crime of racist or offensive graffiti, clearing this free of charge within one working day from notification.

You can help us to keep Your Reading Clean by informing us of where graffiti is using the freephone number in the Contact this Service box above and to the right.

We can remove graffiti on private property after discussions with the owner; there may be a charge for this and some conditions apply. Please contact us for futher advice or to arrange a free quotation.

We are also actively working within local communities to help tackle this anti-social behaviour, and can now supply your local Community Group or Resident's Association with a special "Community Kit" to help you tackle unwanted graffiti. Please call us on the freephone number in the Contact this Service box above and to the right, for details. (Before we we can supply a kit, we will need to give you some basic training, and award you a certificate of competence, for your own safety).