Leeds City Council has a new zero tolerance graffiti strategy. One of the key aims of the strategy is to work in partnership with organisations in the Leeds area to ensure that graffiti is being removed from their property for example bus stops, telephone booths, walls etc.
Organisations:
- Leeds City Council
- West North West Homes
- Aire Valley Homes
- East North East Homes
- British Telecommuncations
- Network Rail
- British Waterways
- West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (WYPTE)
- Yorkshire Electricity Distribution Ltd (YEDL)
- Southern Electric Contracting (part of the Tay Valley Lighting Consortium)
Most of the organisations in Leeds have welcomed this opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to tackling graffiti. Contact details can be downloaded from the right hand side of this page. Below are the timescales within which they aim to operate. Where organisations fail to tackle graffiti on their property, the Council will take appropriate enforcement action.
Category of graffiti and timescale for removal:
Racist/offensive - 24 hours
Other - 7 to 14 working days
Exceptional circumstances - average 28 days except where rail line closures are necessary this may take up to 8 weeks to arrange
Each of these organisations have arrangements in place for graffiti removal from their property and welcome reports from members of the public. Leeds ALMOs are responsible for the removal of graffiti from all the properties they manage. Leeds City Council is responsible for all other council owned property. One of the six teams cover the city centre and is a fast response crew who aim to remove any hate graffiti within 24 hours. The other five crews each look after a wedge of the city which enables them to tailor there services to the particular needs of their area.
Leeds City Council upon request will carry out graffiti removal on private property but there will be a charge for this service.
Please report graffiti on your estate to your nearest neighbourhood housing office or one stop centre. You can also contact us by ringing the number on the right hand side of this page.