Four cars were stolen within five days in the Maldon district.

Thieves took a £10,000 green Land Rover Defender from Gunhill in Woodham Walter, a £3,000 blue Vauxhall Corsa from Saxon Way, Maldon, a £5,000 blue Ford S-Max from Dunlin Close, Heybridge, and a grey Ford Fiesta Zetec from Imperial Avenue, Maylandsea.

All the cars were taken between August 17-22.

Inspector Chris Kilgallen, of Maldon police station, said: “Fiestas and Land Rovers are particular types of vehicles being targeted."