Pictures show racist graffiti has been left on a popular walkway in Oxford.

Images shared with the Oxford Mail show a Nazi swastika and racist slurs left on the walkway by Tumbling Bay.

Thames Valley Police have said they have not received any reports of the graffiti in the last month.

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Oxford Mail: Racist graffiti left at Tumbling Way

The government says residents should write to local authorities stressing the importance of removing racist graffiti quickly as well as reporting it to the police.

Tumbling Bay is a Victorian swimming pool on a branch of the Thames behind Botley Park.

It has been in use since 1853, and generations of local children learned to swim there.

Officially closed in the 1990s, it continues to be used informally by many local people.

The Oxford Mail has approached Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council for a statement