A 56 year old woman was robbed of her handbag in a Crawley Alley Way last Thursday evening (20th Feb)

The robbery took place around 7pm when the woman was walking home through an alleyway between Seymour Road and Holyrod Place in Broadfield. She was pushed to the ground by a man who then snatched her handbag and ran off.

The attacker is described as white, in his early twenties, and was wearing a blue hooded jumper and blue jeans.

If you have any information on this incident, Sussex Police would like to hear from you. You can call them on 101 or via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111