A CAR was stolen from outside a house after reports of a man trying door handles.

Between 11pm on Wednesday and 8am on Thursday a property was broken into on Whitehills Green, Goring, near Wallingford.

Two sets of keys were taken from the home and a Mitsubishi Outlander stolen.

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Police said a man was seen acting suspiciously in Springhill Road, and was in a Ford, possibly a Focus.

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He had his hood pulled up and was looking around vehicles and tried some of the door handles.

It comes after police warned the homes of elderly people in the south Oxfordshire village have been targeted by burglars in recent months.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101.