A CAR was stolen after a burglary in Wantage, police said.

Officers said thieves stole car keys from a house in Springfield Road between 7pm on May 13 and 2am on May 23.

Burglars got in through a kitchen door and stole the keys to a red Nissan Primastar registration number PE08 UBT.

The stolen keys were later used to steal the car from outside the house between 8.30pm and 11.30pm on Monday.