VANDALS are wrecking the most beautiful parts of Swindon with graffiti.

As the authorities try to track down the latest persistent tagger, the Adver is relaunching our campaign to rid the town of graffiti.

The town’s police said criminal damage accounts for a quarter of all crime committed in Swindon and backed the Adver’s campaign to stamp it out.

This year, clearing up graffiti cost the people of Swindon more than £200,000. Between April 2008 and April 2009, the council budgeted to spend £210,700 on graffiti removal.

Supporting the Grass up Graffiti campaign, Swindon’s top cop, Chief Supt Paul Howlett, said: “The more that we can do to catch those responsible, the better.

“Graffiti is indicative of the problems we suffer with criminal damage and one-in-four crimes in Swindon is criminal damage, which is a disappointing statistic.

“We need to demonstrate that criminal damage, including graffiti and other damage is not acceptable and will not be tolerated.”

The most recent ugly graffiti tags have been found tarnishing the surroundings at Lydiard House.

The tags LOL, BCB and REMS have been sprayed on walls and a phone box in the area.

Swindon anti-social behaviour manager Cheri Wright said: “We are keen to track down and convict a persistent graffiti tagger in West Swindon.

“A £100 reward is being offered to anyone who can provide evidence leading to the conviction of the perpetrator of the graffiti tags pictured, found in west Swindon, in and around Lydiard House. The culprit has left a number of unsightly tags in this area, making a mess of the neighbourhood and causing concern to the police.

“The clean up of graffiti costs the taxpayer considerable amounts of money and the tags spoil the look and feel of local communities.”

Swindon Council will pay the reward to anyone who can provide information that leads to the conviction of the tagger.

If you have any evidence that could help, call Crimestoppers on 0845 555111. The Adver is leading the hunt for the town’s most prolific taggers. If you know who is responsible for any of the vandalism in Swindon call our dedicated hotline on 01793 501880.