POLICE are investigating another leat night/early morning crime in the heart of Stanford-le-Hope.

There has been growing concern in the area about the level of incidents in the town, partiocularly in the area of the The Green and the Inn on the Green pub.

Recently police were alerted to an incident which involved residents getting assaulted - and in the early hours of Saturday (10 June) morning officers were once again called to investigate a robbery and they are asking for witnesses and information.

A statement says: "We were called shortly before 1.30am on Saturday, 10 June to reports of a robbery in The Green in which a man, 20s, was approached by three suspects who demanded he hand over his watch.

"The suspects were described as three black males wearing balaclavas and dark clothing including puffa coats. One was in possession of a knife.

"They were last seen heading along Wharf Road on foot. Thankfully, the victim was uninjured.

"The watch is described as having a black face and steel wrist strap.

"If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.

"You can let us know by submitting a report on our website where you can use our online Live Chat service available Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) between 10am-9pm.

"Visit https://www.essex.police.uk/digital101to find out more about our website reporting services. Alternatively, you can call us on 101.

"If you would like to make an anonymous report, you can contact independent charity Crimestoppers on Twitter at @CrimestoppersUK, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.

"Please quote crime reference 42/103224/23 when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible."