Teenage thugs allegedly assaulted a delivery man, causing the victim to lose his hearing in his right ear.

The incident happened at approximately 7pm-7.15pm on November 26, when two men, both aged in their 20s, arrived at Mattocks Path to make a delivery.

A group of teenage boys then approached the victim's vehicle and smashed one of the windows with a metal rod.

They then began shouting at the two men, before hitting the passenger with a metal rod. 

One of the men was taken to the hospital with initial concerns that he had sustained a broken collar bone.

However, the victim did not suffer any broken bones, but he will need specialist treatment for the lost hearing.

Wiltshire Police says there were approximately five to eight people involved in the assault and they all believed to be teenage boys.

All of the group were dressed head to toe in black, with black caps and face coverings and some of them were riding electric bikes and pedal bikes.

During the same evening, police received a similar report that a group of teenage boys had punched a wing mirror of a vehicle in Pipers Way.

Officers investigating say they "are keeping an open mind as to whether or not these incidents are linked".

Anyone with information in relation to this incident is being asked to contact Wiltshire Police on 101 and quote crime reference number 54220124984.