Surbiton Rangers Tackle Fly-Tipping and Graffiti

10 December 2025

Surbiton's Neighbourhood Community Rangers have been actively addressing local environmental issues, including fly-tipping and graffiti, according to a report presented at the Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee meeting on 9 December 2025.

The Neighbourhood Manager's Report, presented to the committee, highlighted the work undertaken by the rangers throughout 2025. According to the report, the rangers play a crucial role in maintaining the area's appearance and addressing residents' concerns. The rangers also collaborate with residents, organisations, service providers and partners to strengthen the community's well-being by identifying needs and shaping services.

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The report detailed that the Surbiton Neighbourhood Ranger had undertaken a total of 1,036 tasks in Surbiton in 2025. A significant portion of these tasks involved environmental issues, with 237 (22%) being the removal of small fly-tips, 130 (12%) graffiti removal, and 125 (12%) fly-poster removal. The effectiveness of the Neighbourhood Rangers' work is evaluated by tracking the number and type of tasks completed, as shown in Table 1 of the Neighbourhood Manager's Report - Ranger Activity Undertaken in 2025. The report also compares the activity reports at a similar point of time in 2024.

The Neighbourhood Manager's Report - Ranger Activity Undertaken in 2025 provides a comparison against activity reports from 2023 and 2024, showing the highest percentage activity by year in Table 2. For example, the top 5 activities in 2025 were: Small fly tip removal - 22.88%, Graffiti removal - 12.55%, Fly poster removal - 12.07%, Vehicle-related tasks - 10.81%, and Emptying van at the recycling centre - 6.95%.

The Neighbourhood Rangers' operational activities include:

Providing a rapid response to investigate and resolve local environmental issues.
Providing support to Neighbourhood Ward Councillors in resolving local issues.
Identifying areas of contractual failure and providing resolution as an immediate solution and longer term bringing issues to the attention of the Neighbourhood and Community Manager.
Undertaking environmental works and activities that fall outside of any contractual arrangement.
Providing a service that complies with the Graffiti Removal Policy.

The Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee's meeting agenda also included a Community Safety Update, and consideration of an Ewell Road Cycle Route - Experimental Traffic Management Order (ETMO).

Councils Involved

Kingston upon Thames

Meetings Involved

the Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee of Kingston upon Thames Council on 9 December 2025

People Involved

Jackie Davies Liberal Democrat Berrylands Ward

Councillor Tom Reeve Chair - Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee Liberal Democrat Surbiton Hill Ward

Councillor Anita Schaper Portfolio Holder for Communities, Commissioning and Customer Contact & Governance and Co-Chair - Corporate and Resources Committee; Portfolio Holder for Communites, Commissioning, Customer Contact and Governance Liberal Democrat Berrylands Ward

Liz Green Chair of the Health Overview Panel Liberal Democrat St. Mark's and Seething Wells Ward

Mariana Goncalves Liberal Democrat Tolworth Ward

Peter Herlinger Liberal Democrat Alexandra Ward

Councillor Alison Holt Liberal Democrat Surbiton Hill Ward

Councillor Amir Ali Khan Liberal Democrat Alexandra Ward

Councillor Ian Manders Liberal Democrat Alexandra Ward

Councillor Thay Thayalan Mayor Liberal Democrat Tolworth Ward

Diane White Portfolio Holder for Children's Services (including Education) and Co-Chair - People Committee Liberal Democrat St. Mark's and Seething Wells Ward

Councillor Andrew Wooldridge Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Economic Development and Planning Policy Liberal Democrat Tolworth Ward

Councillor Yogan Yoganathan Liberal Democrat St. Mark's and Seething Wells Ward

Topics

Surbiton Neighbourhood Community Rangers Fly-tipping Graffiti Graffiti Removal Policy Ewell Road Cycle Route - Experimental Traffic Management Order (ETMO)