Michael Chitowo was last seen at 5pm yesterday (Wednesday) and police put out an appeal within hours.
He is black, 5ft 9ins tall, slim, with short black hair.
When he was last seen he was wearing a light-coloured hooded top, blue skinny jeans and black Nike Air Force trainers.
A police spokesman said: “If you see Michael please call 999 and quote reference number 43220228223.”