LETTERBOX burglars are continuing to target south Oxfordshire, with police linking three more incidents.

Between 8pm on Thursday, October 12, and 4am on Friday, thieves stole a Vauxhall Zafira from Swarbourne Close, Didcot, after breaking in to a house and taking the keys.

The vehicle was dumped close to the scene of a second burglary in Evenlode Drive, Didcot, where thieves stole the keys to a Volvo V70, later found close to a third burglary in Woodcote.

There, the gang targeted a house in Grimmer Way, stealing a BMW 320.

In all three raids, on the same night, there was no sign of entry and police have linked them to a spate of 'letterbox' burglaries - where thieves push instruments through the letterbox to open the door handle, lock or key from the inside.

The raids take the total number of similar incidents in south Oxfordshire to 25 since June, of which 20 were in Didcot and Wallingford.

Didcot police's crime reduction officer, Mark Bradfield, urged residents to check all their doors were deadlocked and secure before going to bed.

Anyone with information about the latest burglaries should call Thames Valley Police on 08458 505505 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.