THOUSANDS of pounds worth of jewellery and electrical goods have been stolen during a series of burglaries in Evesham and nearby villages.

Eleven break-ins or attempted break-ins which police say could be linked have been reported in the town itself, and in surrounding areas including Offenham and Honeybourne during last week.

Two burglaries were reported in Lanesfield Park after being discovered on Saturday, November 2. At one house a door and window had been smashed and items stolen included £100 cash, a pearl earring and necklace set, a Nintendo DS and games, and a Samsung laptop worth £400.

A glass door and a patio door had been smashed at the neighbouring house but it is not known what was stolen.

A burglary was discovered in Albert Road on Saturday, November 2, which could have happened anytime since October 25 with access gained through a small insecure conservatory window.

Items stolen included a 42 inch Samsung TV worth £500, an X Box 360 worth £250, a Samsung DVD player worth £100, assorted DVDs and X Box games worth £200, a Dell laptop worth £250, a further laptop worth £200, £50 in loose change from a large glass bottle, a Sony portable DVD player worth £60, a Dyson vacuum cleaner worth £250, a silver charm bracelet worth £60, a silver moneybox worth £20, a 21in Sanyo TV worth £150, a 26 inch Logic TV worth £250, a pushchair base worth £300, a Wii console and games worth £300, and a Dell computer tower worth £100.

A wallet and various bank cards were stolen from a house in Mill Street between 2am and noon on Sunday, November 3. It is believed the front door may have been left unlocked.

There was an attempted burglary in Tyne Drive overnight between Sunday and Monday (November 3 and 4), when efforts had been made to break in through the front door.

A house in Merstow Place, Evesham, was broken into between 7.30am and 6.30pm on Tuesday, November 5, when glass was smashed in the front door.

Items stolen included a Hewlett Packard laptop worth £800, 19 pouches of tobacco worth £340, an Apple iPhone 3 worth £200, an Optima projector worth £1,000, a Sony Playstation worth £250, a wooden jewellery box containing various items of jewellery worth £100, a Tag Heuer watch which is described a silver with a purple/ blue face and leather strap, worth £2,000, a further Rotary men’s watch, £50 worth of Euros, a Canon digital camera worth £300, and £2,000 worth of assorted jewellery.

A house in Laurels Road, Offenham, had its patio door smashed between 10am and 5pm, also on Tuesday, November 5, and jewellery, keys and two Kindle e-readers worth a total of £200 stolen.

A house in Abbotswood, Evesham, was broken into between 8.30am and 7.50pm on Thursday, November 7, when rear French windows were forced, causing £800 damage.

Items stolen included a Samsung flat screen TV, Sony flatscreen TV, Sony Playstation 3 console, Sony Playstation 2 console silver iPad 3, silver Apple iMac 27 inch which was still in its box worth £1,800, various items of costume jewellery, various cufflinks, an Omega Speedmaster watch with an expanding bracelet with a black face and markings for numbers and the words “love mum” engraved on the back, worth £1,200, a 9ct gold necklace comprising blocks joined together, an Avia ladies watch which is described as gold, with a double clip fastening and inset face, a pair of Oakley ladies sunglasses worth £170.

There were also two burglaries and an attempted burglary in High Street, Honeybourne, overnight between Monday evening and Tuesday morning (November 4 and 5).

Damage of £1,000 was caused at one house and items stolen included a red, silver and black GT mountain bike worth £250, a purple and grey Dyson vacuum cleaner worth £200, a turquoise Bissell carpet cleaner worth £200, and a pallet of 18 cans of Magners cider worth £12.

Fishing equipment worth £500 was stolen from a shed at another house.

An attempt had been made to jemmy the patio doors of a third house.

Detective Constable Pete Ryland of West Mercia Police said: “It is believed that at least some of these burglaries were linked, and while jewellery, TVs and computers have been mainly targeted, other items stolen have ranged from vacuum cleaners to the base of a pushchair.”

Police are appealing for any witnesses or anyone who has seen items offered for sale in suspicious circumstances to contact them on the non-emergency number 101 or ring the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.