Police rushed to a 'fear for welfare' incident at an Oxford pub.

Thames Valley Police received a report of a man on the roof of the Port Mahon pub on St Clement's Street on Thursday (January 11) at around 11pm.

An eyewitness told the Oxford Mail that police were "telling people to leave" as they dealt with the incident.

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A police spokesman has since confirmed the situation had been “resolved safely.”

They said: "This was a fear for welfare incident for a man, which was safely resolved."

The Port Mahon pub is popular among music lovers with it being relaunched as a music venue in 2019.

The Oxford Mail has approached the pub for a comment on the incident.