Police are looking for a man who allegedly indecently exposed himself in Woodroffe this morning.

NT Police communications director Mark Wilton said in a statement that about 7:20am the man allegedly indecently exposed himself along Emery Avenue, Woodroffe but ran off before police arrived. Police did not say who he allegedly exposed himself to.

Mr Wilton said the man is described as being Aboriginal, with black hair and a beard, aged in his early to mid-thirties, who was wearing a white T-shirt over his shoulder, dark coloured knee length shorts, and thongs.

Police said the man was last seen walking from Harrison Circuit onto the footpath leading behind Palmerston Fire Station, heading in the direction of Sibbald Crescent.

Anyone with information, particularly with CCTV or dash cam footage, is asked to call police on 131 444 (quote reference 24103864).