A REWARD of £2,500 is now being offered to help track down a man after a string of burglaries.

Sussex Police has increased the reward in a bid to find Simon Peter Knights, 38. He is described as white, about 5'8", and has ginger hair and blue eyes. They believe he is travelling by train along the south coast and on London to Brighton routes.

There were four burglaries and one attempted burglary at addresses in Barnham, West Sussex, on Monday, June 16, and a burglary in Park Road, Burgess Hill, on Thursday, June 19.

Two addresses in Downview Road, one in Elm Grove and one in Barnham Road, Barnham, were broken into and jewellery was taken. An unsuccessful attempt was made to enter another Barnham Road address.

In the Burgess Hill burglary several hundreds of pounds worth of jewellery was taken.

Detective Inspector David Wardley-Wilkins said officers are working with the British Transport Police to see if we can trace him in that way too.

Officers are also making enquiries in East Sussex and in the Southend and Basildon areas of south Essex, where Knights is known to have connections.

The reward is offered subject to arrest and conviction for one or more of the offences.

Anyone with information should call 101 or email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk quoting 840 of 16/06 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.