Reporting graffiti

The Sevenoaks District Community Safety Partnership aims to clean graffiti in the District as quickly as possible, working with local residents, businesses and communities. Cleaning graffiti is part of the work to reduce criminal damage, which includes identifying and taking action against people responsible for graffiti and improving areas to reduce opportunities for crime. Click here for more information about the work of the Partnership.

Graffiti can be reported to the Council by:

Calling the Contact Centre on 01732 227000
Texting 07799 732732 starting with the word GRAF followed by the location of the graffiti
Using the online form below

When graffiti is reported to the Council, we aim to contact the property owner to identify the most suitable way to remove the graffiti as soon as possible. In some cases - particularly where the graffiti is in an alleyway - there may be a delay whilst a land search is carried out to identify all of the owners affected.

The Partnership has funded some graffiti kits which are ideal for cleaning smaller pieces of graffiti from surfaces such as road signs and seats. If you would like to borrow a graffiti cleaning kit please email community.safety@sevenoaks.gov.uk providing your name and address.

All boxes marked with a * must be completed

About You
Name:	*

Address:	-- Enter Text --*

Postcode:

E-mail:

Contact Number:	*


Information About Graffiti
Location (please include building name, house number and street name)	-- Enter Text --*

Where on the property is the graffiti (for example, outside wall, wall of house, fencing, etc)	-- Enter Text --

Please confirm your status:
* If you are the tenant could you please provide the name of your housing association
Housing Association name
If you are not the property owner please give details of the owner if known so that we can write to the property owner and arrange removal. Please note that this can take up to 12 weeks and if we do not receive the owners permission we will be unable to remove the graffiti.
Details of the property owner (if known)	-- Enter Text --

Is the graffiti racist?	*
Where graffiti is found to be of an abusive, obscene or racist nature, the graffiti will be removed within 48 hours.


Information About the Building Affected
If you know what material the majority of the graffiti is on please highlight the relevant box below:
Surface type
Other (please state)

Colour of painted surface

If you know the size of the graffiti please enter the measurements in this box


Cleaning the Graffiti
The District Council provides three services to remove graffiti.
Please indicate which service you would like to use:

Kit For smaller pieces of graffiti (up to 50cm sq) safe and environmentally friendly cleaning kits are available to borrow from a number of town and parish councils in the District. Please contact Sevenoaks District Council on 01732 227000 for more information.

Probation Sevenoaks District Council works in Partnership with Kent Probation Grimebuster Team. The Grimebuster Team visits the District on a monthly basis and is able to clean large graffiti from all surface types including brick. The Probation Service asks for a small voluntary donation, the Probation Supervisor will discuss this with you beforehand, However, please note that due to high demand for this service it can take up to 12 weeks for graffiti to be removed.

Direct Services Sevenoaks District Council Direct Services can clean large areas of graffiti, but in a shorter timescale of within seven days at a minimum cost of £75. If you require this service Direct Services will come out and carry out a full quotation. You would be invoiced direct for this service.


If we need any further information we will contact you directly


Agreement In making all reasonable efforts to remove graffiti using pressurised water, chemicals, paint and other materials (the service) as the Council/Contractor considers necessary, the land owner shall: Indemnify, release and discharge the Council/Contractor from and against any expense, liability, claim, or proceedings whatsoever arising in respect of any property, or any personal injury to the land owner, their tenants, invitees or any other residents of the property arising out of the carrying out of the service; and Shall give the Council/ contractor or a representative of the Council/ Contractor access to the property to perform the service. N.B. Submitting this form constitutes a signature agreeing to the above on the part of the named parties above.

Sevenoaks District Council,
Council Offices,
Argyle Road,
Sevenoaks,
Kent
TN13 1HG

01732 227000