Thieves are alleged to have stolen a high-end car during an overnight burglary in an Oxfordshire village.

A black Mercedes is said to have been taken from an address in Shrivenham High Street.

A police statement released this afternoon says the suspected crime took place sometime between 10pm on Monday, January 15 and 1.20am on Tuesday, January 16.

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Thames Valley Police's priority crime team are now appealing for witnesses.

Anyone with CCTV, ring doorbell footage or relevant information, should call the police on 101 quoting the reference number 43240023181.

The investigation is being carried out by the Abingdon priority crime team. 

Shrivenham is a village in the Vale of White Horse district around five miles south-west of Faringdon.