Residents are being urged to ensure their bikes are kept secure after two bikes were stolen.

Last Monday, between 3am and 3.30am, a Mongoose Mischief pedal bike was stolen from the rear garden of a house in Chaucer Crescent, in Braintree.

The bike is a 2009 model, is white, with brown grips, brown handle bars, a white seat with a logo on and stickers on the bike for Braintree BMX and Coyote.

A second bike has been stolen from outside of Cineworld, in Freeport, Braintree last Thursday between 9pm and 10pm.

The ABDC black and blue mountain bike has blue rims and handles and is valued at £170.