A thief in Poole's stolen a woman's Chanel handbag after climbing in through her car's sunroof.

Police say it happened just after 8pm last Friday - when the gold Subaru Forester estate was parked at the junction of Canford Cliffs Road and Western Avenue.

The offender - described as white and between 17 and 25 years old - also got the victim's housekeys, which were in the black bag.