Graffiti Removal

Graffiti on walls, fences and signs does nothing to enhance the look and feel of Birmingham, is illegal and excessive graffiti can considerably increase people's perceptions about a neighbourhood and enhance their fear of crime.

The Street Cleaning service has dedicated teams to clean graffiti in Birmingham. If your property has been subjected to this sort of vandalism, we can arrange for a team to attempt to remove it, free of charge, once a consent form has been completed by the owner of the property (see bottom of page).

Typically, a request for graffiti removal will be actioned within two to three days, depending on current demand for the service. The only exception is racist and other offensive graffiti, which is treated as a priority. Every effort is made to remove this type of graffiti within one working day of receiving the call.

Graffiti is removed using a mild solvent and a high pressure hose. It is not possible for us to treat graffiti on painted services as the treatment process will cause too much damage. It is recommended that graffiti on such surfaces is painted out.

We can also deal with graffiti on commercial premises. Small jobs (less than 15 minutes) will usually be done free of charge, however there will be a charge for larger jobs. Businesses wishing to request graffiti removal from their properties should contact the Commercial Waste Section for a quote.

Please note that graffiti on objects such as telephone boxes, junction boxes, post boxes, bus stops etc are the responsibility of the owner of the item. They should have their own cleaning arrangements and graffiti complaints should be passed to them directly.

If there is graffiti in a subway, this is the responsibility of the City Council.

If you wish to arrange graffiti removal:

Tel: 0121 303 1112
or
Use the General Waste Services Form

Commercial Graffiti Removal:

A city wide graffiti removal service is available by a team of specialists using high-powered hotwashing machinery and chemicals.

To find out more about our Commercial Waste services, just email us at bdu@birmingham.gov.uk or give us a call on 0121 303 2894.