West Lothian crime: Two men in balaclavas break-in to Winchburgh home before speeding off on motorbike

Detectives are appealing for information following the break-in at a property in Winchburgh, West Lothian at around 2.10pm on Thursday, December 11, on Church View.

Two men, wearing balaclavas, dark clothing, and gloves, entered the property, however, nothing was taken. They made off on a motorbike.

Two men broke-in to a property on this Winchburgh street in the middle of the day on Thursday, December 11. Inset: Stock photo staged of burglar. | John Devlin/ Google Maps

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Detective Sergeant Lynn Myles said: “Enquiries are ongoing and we are appealing to anyone who may have seen anything to contact us.

“We’d also ask anyone with private CCTV or dash-cam footage of Church View at the time to come forward.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident 1914 of Thursday, 11 December, 2025. Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.