Police are appealing for help to trace a 26-year-old man who is wanted in connection with a spate of burglaries in Ipswich, Babergh and Suffolk Coastal areas.

Billy Swaley Smith, who is already wanted in Norfolk on recall to prison having breached the terms of his licence following a conviction for burglary offences.

Billy Swaley Smith who has lived on the West Meadows Travellers’ site in Sproughton, is known to regularly travel to neighbouring counties including Norfolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire.

Smith is described as white, around 5ft 8in tall with brown hair and bushy eyebrows, he has green eyes and scars on the top of his fingers on his right hand.

The photo shows Smith clean shaven but it is thought that he may currently have a beard or facial hair.

Police are keen to hear from anyone with any information about Billy Swaley Smith’s whereabouts and ask that they contact officers as soon as possible.

Members of the public are also asked to report any suspicious activity linked to crime.

In an emergency calls should be made to Suffolk Police on 999 or 101.