Police are concerned for the welfare of missing 15-year-old Rebecca Mitchel-Pitcher, who has gone missing from a care home in Crawley.

Rebecca was reported missing after last been seeing leaving the home at 4.15pm on Wednesday (1 October).

She is described as white, 5 ft 9 in and of slim build with brown shoulder length hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a grey hooded top with grey tracksuit bottoms and white trainers.

PC Ben Whitehead said: "We are worried about Rebecca as she is new to the area and we have no way of contacting her to make sure she is ok.

"We believe she may be in the Medway area in Kent. Please get in contact if you have any information which could help us find her."

Anyone who has seen or thinks they have seen Rebecca or knows of her whereabouts is asked to email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or call 101 quoting serial 1476 of 01/10.