Jewellery and cash were stolen from a house in The Lane, Fritwell, some time between 8.15am and 4pm on Wednesday April 30.

At 2.30pm, three white, smartly dressed men, who may be connected, were seen on the driveway of a neighbouring property.

One of them was 6ft tall, aged in his late teens or early twenties, had short, blond hair and was wearing a pale blue shirt.

The others had dark hair but no further description is available.

A metallic blue car was also seen parked in nearby May Close with a possible 04 registration number.

Then, between 2.30pm and 10.40pm on the same day, a house in South View, Ardley, was also broken into and cash and clothing were stolen.

PC Mike West from Banbury police station said: "We would like to know more about these men and the car that were seen in Fritwell on Wednesday – did you see them in the area?

"They may have nothing to do with these crimes and if this is the case we would urge the men and the owner of the car to get in touch so we can rule them out of our enquiries."

PC West can be contacted via the Police Enquiry Centre on 0845 8 505 505.

Alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.