A LARGE amount of cash was stolen in a burglary in Cleckheaton.

Between noon and 8pm last Friday, two suspects approached a property on Turnsteads Avenue by the rear garden fence which backs on to Turnsteads Crescent.

They used a brick to gain entry to a ground floor flat and searched the property.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "A large sum of cash was stolen and they fled the scene over the back fence.

"Police are appealing for information following the burglary."

Anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the area is urged to contact police via 101 or through the live chat facility on the force's website, quoting crime reference number 13240377536.

Information can also be given to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.