Graffiti offenders warned 'we're coming for you'

City of Lincoln Council says it has seen a "significant increase" in incidents of graffiti

A council has said it will seek to recoup the costs of removing graffiti from those responsible.

City of Lincoln Council said it had seen a significant increase in graffiti in recent months.

Officials were working with Lincolnshire Police to identify offenders.

The authority said tackling the problem meant "scarce resources" were being diverted away from other areas.

According to the council, cleaning graffiti from buildings was becoming more expensive and time consuming.

Councillor Bob Bushell, portfolio holder for remarkable place, said: “After taking an opportunity to clean up graffiti during lockdown, it seems that a few individuals are now defacing areas of our city with their tags (a graffiti artist's signature).

City of Lincoln Council says graffiti has a "negative impact' on communities

“We are working with police to identify the few individuals doing this and, when identified, we aim to seek recovery of all the costs of removing their vandalism."

Lincolnshire Police said officers would be reviewing CCTV in a bid to trace offenders.

Supt Phil Baker said: “If we don’t crack down on this nuisance it may only get worse.

"We encourage residents to make the city council and ourselves aware if they know who is doing this."

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