Police have launched an appeal following an attempted burglary in Astwood Bank overnight. 

West Mercia Police said the attempted burglary happened at a home on Badger Brook Lane at 1.54am on Saturday (June 22).

Officers said that although an attempt was made to gain entry to the property, and the door lock was damaged, nothing was stolen. 

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "We are appealing to the Astwood Bank community for information following an attempted burglary at a home on Badger Brook Lane, Astwood Bank.

"Although an attempt was made to gain entry and door lock damaged, thankfully nothing was stolen.

"Did you see anything suspicious or have any information that might help enquires?

"Please get in touch with us by calling 101 and quoting incident number 00359_i_23062024."

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