Police have launched an appeal following an attempted burglary in Hollywood. 

West Mercia Police said the attempted burglary took place in Warmington Road at around 4am on Monday, June 10. 

The male offender was described as being approximately 5ft 8ins and wearing a dark hoody with a black scarf wrapped around his face.

Officers said he was attempting to gain entry via a rear door using some kind of cutters. He made off when disturbed by residents who woke on hearing a noise.

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "Did you see anything suspicious or have any information that might help enquires?

"Please get in touch with us by calling 101 or visiting the Force web page ‘Tell us about it’ at www.westmercia.police.uk   Quoting incident number 00043/1/10062024.

"If you aren’t comfortable contacting us directly, you can pass on information anonymously to Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111 or by visiting the website at www.crimestoppers-uk.org."