Police are appealing for information following the theft of silverware from a property in the Cotswolds.

Officers received a report of a break-in at an address in Guiting Power, near Stow-on-the-Wold, which is believed to have taken place between midnight on Friday August 15 and 4am on the next day.

Police said: "Three unknown offenders, all dressed in dark clothing, are believed to have forced entry to the rear of the property before searching a number of rooms and stealing a large quantity of silverware."

Officers conducted house-to-house and CCTV enquiries in the area and a forensic investigation of the scene was also carried out.

The force added: "Enquiries are ongoing and anyone who has any doorbell or dashcam footage which they believe to be relevant is asked to make contact."

They are particularly keen to obtain any footage which shows the driver of a grey Land Rover Freelander who was reported acting suspiciously in the area.

Information can be provided to police online  by quoting incident 88 of 16 August.

Along with gold, silver is reported to be becoming increasingly attractive to thieves in the wake of an ongoing rise in its value, which is said to be driven by investor and industrial demand, along with market anticipation of Federal Reserve rate cuts in the USA.

● As of this morning, the latest price per ounce for silver stands at around £32.04 per ounce or £1.05 per gram, while 24-carat gold sees a trading value of in excess of £2,758 per ounce (based on values according to the Royal Mint), or more than £82 per gram. On September 22, gold reached its highest value in history.