Burglars stole a shotgun and pickaxe from a gun cabinet after raiding a house in Wickford.

The home in Grange Road was burgled between 9am and 12.30pm on Monday, January 25.

The thieves forced open a garden shed and removed a pickaxe.

They then used the pickaxe to get into the conservatory before they ransacked the house.

A gun cabinet was forced open and a licensed Beretta 687 12G shot gun was stolen, as well as jewellery and cash.

Anybody who has any information about the burglary is asked to contact Det Con Luke Baldwin on Essex Police 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.