A CAR worth more than £25,000 was stolen from Bolton Avenue in Worcester.

Burglars forced access to a home through a downstairs window and stole the keys to the red Mazda 6 Sport, which they then drove off.

The offenders also took a Sony digital camera, a laptop bag containing a Dell laptop and USB memory sticks.

The car is valued at about £27,000.

West Mercia Police have appealed for information about the burglary, which occurred between 11pm on Wednesday (October 15) and 5am the next day.

DC Thomas Birchley of West Mercia Police said: “We are encouraging property owners to ensure that their homes are fully secure, all valuable items such as car keys, wallet, purses and electrical items should be hidden from view in a secure place and not in sight of any windows.

“Home owners can secure their homes by fitting good quality locks, covering windows and having alarms fitted.”

Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting incident 63S of October 16.