All Bar One and Soho Coffee Co, Holborn staff on street urination

The paint, which is designed to splash urine back on the perpetrator, will be used in what the council described as "hotspots" in Holborn and Covent Garden.

Jaam Khokar, who works in All Bar One in Holborn, said street urination was “100 per cent” a problem.

He is glad the council is taking responsibility as otherwise he said it falls on brand managers to keep the outside presentable despite not being equipped to do so.

Oriane Michel, who arrives to open Soho Coffee Co. at 6am, said she often notices urine stains on the wall.

As part of its crackdown, the council is working with the police to increase night patrols in the areas to issue warnings and £120 fines to those caught publicly urinating.

Street urination is '100 per cent' a problem, according to a staff member at All Bar One in Holborn (Image: Google) Deputy council leader Cllr Patricia Callaghan said: “Not only is this behaviour unpleasant and unsightly but it also creates a hostile environment for others in the area.

“We will continue to work in partnership with the police to increase patrols in hotspot areas and ensure that anyone caught committing this offence is handed a fine.”

The council spends around £100,000 a year washing pavements, according to Cllr Adam Harrison, who is responsible for Camden's environment and sustainability.

Deputy council leader Patricia Callaghan (Image: Camden Council) He hopes the measures will allow the money to be put to “better use”.

Cllr Harrison said: “We want our borough to be a clean and welcoming place for everyone living, working, or visiting in Camden."

The council will put up “This is NOT a toilet!” posters around the borough, with directions to the nearest public toilet.

Camden follows in the footsteps of Westminster Council, which installed similar measures in Soho in 2022.

Members of the public are encouraged to report incidents on the Love Clean Streets app.