Offenders will wash police cars and clean up graffiti

OFFENDERS will be made to wash police cars wearing jumpsuits as Rishi Sunak cracks down on antisocial behaviour.

Ministers will announce new measures to discourage low-level crime, including public punishments and a new requirement for offenders to begin cleaning up graffiti within 48 hours.

The Sunday Telegraph understands offenders will be made to wear jumpsuits or fluorescent jackets to make them more visible to the public as they carry out punishment tasks including washing police cars, litter-picking and scrubbing graffiti.

Mr Sunak also told The Mail on Sunday: “The community fightback starts now.” Flytippers will have to pay more than double for on-the-spot fines, which will rise from £400 to £1,000.

Those who are caught littering or spraying graffiti will face £500 fines instead of paying a maximum of £150.

The new approach will begin in 10 areas before being rolled out across England and Wales next year.

Ministers will also increase the number of offenders required to pick litter as part of Keep Britain Tidy, a national clean-up campaign.

Victims and local communities will also be given a say in what sort of punishment is meted out for people who engage in antisocial behaviour.

Police recorded 1.2million incidents of antisocial behaviour in England and Wales in the year ending June 2022, a 16 per cent decrease on the year ending March 2020.

Mr Sunak added: “These are not minor crimes. They disrupt people’s lives, hold businesses back and erode the sense of safety and community.”