A crackdown on disabled parking badge fraud is to be launched.

The move comes as part of a week of events to tackle antisocial behaviour and crime.

Dangerous parking, truanting, dog fouling and graffiti will be targeted in Brighton and Hove City Council’s Not In My Neighbourhood scheme.

Police and council workers will swoop this week on those who are misusing blue badges.

In the last Operation Bluebird sting, 47 disabled parking badges were seized.

Of those, 40 were suspected of being stolen property or being misused by an able-bodied driver and a number of court cases are expected.

Drivers found fraudulently using blue badges face prosecution and a fine of up to £1,000. Yesterday Brighton and Hove Albion players joined the council’s anti-graffiti team to encourage residents to clean up tags in their area.

The team’s young supporter clubs, Gully’s Gang and Team Stripes, have adopted four telecommunications boxes near the Withdean stadium and pledged to remove graffiti.

Cityclean, the council’s street cleaning service, is working with telecommunications company Virgin Media to provide green paint to neighbours to keep streetside boxes free of graffiti.

Offenders were dispatched to paint balustrades at the southern end of Adelaide Crescent as part of their probation work.

Abandoned vehicles, problem parking outside schools and cycling on pavements will also be monitored this week.

Council leader Mary Mears said: “This sort of work goes on all year round. Not In My Neighbourhood Week is a chance to put it in the spotlight and an opportunity for residents to raise any concerns in their street or community.”

Councillor Ben Duncan, the Green Party’s community safety spokesman on the council, said: “This is a fantastic initiative as far as it goes – which is not far enough.”

If you would like to adopt a box and keep it clear of graffiti call 01273 292929.