A WOMAN was threatened with a knife during a car theft near Redditch.

A Ford Fiesta, with the registration number EK56 WJO, was stolen close to the border with the West Midlands Police area at around 7pm on Tuesday, May 2.

Offenders produced a knife to threaten the female vehicle owner in Goodrest Lane before driving off with her car.

It was later crashed in Groveley Lane, a busy road in Longbridge, outside a row of houses by Primrose Court.

Police are now appealing for motorists who may have witnessed the stolen car being crashed to come forward.

Other vehicles that were stopped at the time and anyone else with information or dashcam footage is asked to contact Karolina.sobolewska@westmercia.police.uk or call her on 07977 957767.