A TEENAGER has been arrested after a spate of thefts and burglaries across Southampton and Eastleigh.

The boy, 16, and two adults aged 20 and 32, were arrested following a series of incidents, including the theft of four vehicles.

Between 3am and 5am on Friday a motorcycle was stolen from an address on Shamblehurst Lane, Hedge End.

On Peartree Avenue, Southampton a house was broken into and a car was stolen.

Also in Southampton a home on Athelstan Road was broken into and a work handbag was stolen.

Police received reports of someone attempting to break into a garage in Tickleford Avenue, with a van being stolen from River Walk.

Another attempted burglary took place at a home in Longmead Road while two vehicles were stolen from a home on Oakmount Close in West End.