HOUSEHOLDERS in Evesham and the surrounding areas have been warned to make sure their homes are secure following a spate of burglaries.

And police are appealing for help from the public following a number of incidents last weekend, several of which appear to be related.

A £700 grey Sony laptop computer - registration number PCGK415B - and a £400 blue and grey Hewlett Packard laptop were stolen from an address in Cleeve Road, Middle Littleton between 6.30am on Saturday September 24, and 11am on Sunday, September 25.

A Stihl chainsaw was stolen from a second property in Cleeve Road at around the same time.

A boy's 14ins bike was stolen from an address in Blacksmiths Close, South Littleton, between 3am on Friday, September 16 and 10am on Sunday, September 18. The £260 silver Saracen Exile, which was missing its saddle, has Halfords lights and special pedals.

A caravan door was damaged when a tool was used to wrench it open at an address in Pershore Road, Evesham.

A music stack system was damaged and a £150 Sony CD player - model number XR-XA-670X - was stolen. Damage to the music system and the caravan door is estimated at £400.

Anyone with information should call 0857 444 888, quoting 151C250905 for the laptop thefts, 174C250905 for the chainsaw theft, 231S/230905 for the boy's bike, 21E/250905 for the caravan incident and 135S/240905 for the attempted break-in.