Police investigating two burglaries in Marlborough area

Officers believe two incidents on the same night may be connected

Author: Lizzie CouttsPublished 16th Jan 2026

Police are investigating two burglaries that took place in the Marlborough area on Monday evening (January 12).

A red Honda quad bike worth approximately £8,000 was stolen during the first incident which happened in Beckhampton at around 11pm.

In a second incident, around half an hour later in Manton, two petrol strimmers, three leaf blowers, a chainsaw, and various power tools were stolen.

PC Lucy Willdigg said: “We are currently carrying out further enquiries into these two incidents – we are keeping an open mind but at this stage we do believe they are linked.

"We’d urge anyone who may have seen any suspicious people or vehicles in the Beckhampton or Manton areas during the evening of January 12 to get in touch.”

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