ARMED POLICE swopped into a road in Warndon after concerns a man illegally had a gun.

Chedworth Drive and Cranham Drive was blocked off by police cars after concerns a man had a firearm at an address.

People living near the flats said there were about 4 to 6 police cars and two armed police cars.

One said they saw several undercover police and two people taken out of a flat.

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "Police attended an address in Chedworth Drive around 11.50am this morning over concerns a man was illegally in possession of a firearm at the address.

"Officers attended and a search was carried out, nothing untoward was found and no arrests have been made."