Two off-road motorbikes were stolen from an outbuilding in a rural Hertfordshire village.

The bikes - a black and red electric Sur-Ron Light Bee and a child's MXR 1300 Watt - were taken from the building on Cucumber Lane, Essendon between midnight and 8am on Tuesday, May 4.

Welwyn Hatfield Times: The dirt bikes, stolen from Essendon, HertfordshireThe dirt bikes, stolen from Essendon, Hertfordshire (Image: Hertfordshire Constabulary)

PC Savannah Banton, of Hertfordshire Police, is investigating the incident.

She warned they may have been offered up for sale illegally.

PC Banton said: "We are appealing for anyone who saw anything suspicious in the Cucumber Lane area in the early hours of May 4 to get in touch.

"Additionally, if you have seen motorbikes like those in the photos, or have been offered them for sale, then let us know."

Welwyn Hatfield Times: One of the dirt bikes stolen from Cucumber Lane, EssendonOne of the dirt bikes stolen from Cucumber Lane, Essendon (Image: Hertfordshire Constabulary)

Anybody with information can contact the police online (https://www.herts.police.uk/), or by phone on 101, quoting crime reference 41/35135/22.

Alternatively, reports can be made 100 percent anonymously to CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/