A man was robbed at knife point by a cyclist who made off with the victim's phone. 

The victim, 18, was walking along Ballards Walk when he was approached by a man on a grey mountain bike at around 10.50pm on Sunday November 12.

The cyclist asked the victim for the time before threatening him with a knife and demanding money.

During the incident, the victim’s phone fell out of his pocket and the suspect grabbed it and cycled off.

The suspect has been described as being white, aged in his 20s, of a slim build and around 5ft 10ins tall. He wore a grey tracksuit with a hood, black gloves and had short dark hair.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dc Nicholas May at Basildon CID on 101 quoting incident 23 of 13/11 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.