Police are appealing for a witnessses after a motorcycle was stolen.

The Honda was taken from outside a property in Old Church Road, St Leonards, at about 4.10pm on Sunday, October 23.

At about the same time, police received calls from several members of the public reporting incidents involving a group of youths stealing a motorcycle.

The youths were found with the motorcycle near Battle Road and were seen to be hitting it with a hammer.

The group then fled the scene when confronted by members of the public.

The owner was alerted to the theft by a neighbour and officers searched the area, took witness statements, and recovered the motorcycle.

Enquiries are continuing and police are asking anyone with relevant information or footage is asked to report it online or call 101 and quote serial 808 of 23/10.