A 51-YEAR-OLD woman was dragged from her bicycle by a man in Padgate on Friday night.

The woman was riding home along Green Lane around 10.15pm when she was pulled off the bike and dragged out of the road.

The man aged between 16 and 20 then took the bicycle and rode off down Springfield Avenue.

He is said to have had a pale complexion and was wearing dark blue jeans with a white hooded top with thin dark strips approximately three inches apart pulled over his face.

The bicycle was a ladies silver and grey type bike with the word Shockwave printed in pink on the frame.

The woman was not injured but was left very shaken.

Any witnesses or anybody with any information is asked to call Detective Constable Ian Hampson on 01244 615842 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.