Three men have been jailed over a crime spree that hit towns across Surrey in 2018.

Surrey Police said Thursday (April 23) that 22-year-old Frank Allan Fisher of Shepperton, 25-year-old Shane Warburton from Sutton and 20-year-old Charles Pardoe of Feltham had all been jailed over a wide-ranging crime spree that included at least one violent assault and robberies.

"The burglars targeted 12 homes in West Molesey, Shepperton, Epsom, Camberley, Walton-on-Thames, Cobham and Banstead, as well as Bracknell in Berkshire, breaking in and stealing items including jewellery and electronic goods.

"Sometimes the homes were empty, but in other cases victims were asleep upstairs," a spokesperson for the police described in a statement posted online.

"Two of the men were also jailed for conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary at a petrol station in Langley Vale Road in Epsom in October 2018.

"They assaulted a member of staff several times, threatened him with a knife and sprayed him in the face with a fire extinguisher, before stealing cash, cigarettes and alcohol," the statement added.

A petrol station in Molesey that was closed at the time it was raided was also hit by the men, police said.

Fisher was found guilty of conspiracy to commit dwelling burglaries, conspiracy to commit non-dwelling burglaries and conspiracy to commit an aggravated burglary.

He had also pleaded guilty to conveying class B drugs into prison, supplying class B drugs, and conveying a prohibited article into prison at an earlier hearing.

He was sentenced to 12 years in total for a range of offences including conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary.

Warburton was sentenced to 10.5 years in total after being found guilty of similar offences.

20-year-old Charles Pardoe of Park Road in Feltham meanwhile pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit dwelling burglaries and was sentenced to a total of 26 months’ imprisonment, including 20 months for the burglary offences and a further six months for drug supply offences

Police said an application for a Criminal Behaviour Order for Pardoe was refused on the basis of his age and lack of previous offences.

Investigating officer Detective Sergeant Brett Harris said the result was positive for the group's victims:

“This court result reflects the hard work put into this investigation by both Surrey and Thames Valley officers.

"I’m pleased that we’ve secured such a positive result for the victims involved and would like to thank all those that contributed to this complex investigation," he said.

"These sentences will allow the victims to move on with their lives in the knowledge that those responsible are behind bars," Harris added.