A man was seen trying to steal post from a letterbox.

At 12.15 on Monday a man was spotted putting his hand through the letter box in Mope Lane, Wickham Bishops.

He was chased but got away in a dark coloured car, possibly a Renault Clio.

The suspect is described as black, around 20-years-old and 5ft 8ins tall.

Anyone with information should contact Essex Police on 101, quoting incident number EP-20150209-0429.