A picture of graffiti in Torset Hill, sent to lovelewisham.org by a member of the public.
The battle against vandalism is becoming increasingly hi-tech, with a London borough surfing the wave of citizen journalism to crack down on civic nuisances.
Lewisham borough council in south-east London has a website which allows residents to send mobile phone images of graffiti, fly-tipping and similar problems. The photographs, sent by SMS or email, appear in a gallery on the site, lovelewisham.org, along with responses from the council about what action will be taken. Once the problem is resolved, the notifier receives a text message from the council.
A look on the site today reveals various problems relayed by mobile-phone wielding residents. One resident is promised that a couple of abandoned tyres will be moved "within 48 hours". Some of the solved cases feature "after photographs" such as a graffiti-attacked bench, back looking ship shape after a clean-up.
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