EAST Swindon Neighbourhood Policing Team is urging residents to lock up their bicycles, even if they are considered safe in a garden.

Four bikes were stolen from a garden in Oakley Park over the weekend. Offenders reached over and unbolted the garden gates to gain access .

Officers are asking residents to consider putting bolts or locks lower down on their gates to stop criminals gaining access to their gardens.

Any information about who may be responsible for these thefts can be reported anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.