A MAN has been arrested after a female taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint in Basingstoke.

The robbery took place between 4.30am and 4.50am on Monday, September 21 in Bolton Crescent, South Ham.

Police said the victim was a female taxi driver aged in her 40s and that a mobile phone was taken.

A 21-year-old man from Basingstoke has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and released on police bail until December 9, pending further enquiries.