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Is this Britain's WORST wannabe burglar?

Police have released CCTV footage, which appears to show a clumsy crook stumbling his way through an attempted break-in armed with a screwdriver in broad daylight.

Not only does the klutzy klepto fail to spot CCTV cameras filming his every move, he makes no attempt to cover his face and leaves a trail of fingerprints in his wake.

The hapless housebreaker ditched the dark clothes of a traditional sneak thief, instead opting for a spot-me-a-mile-off checked hoodie, jogging bottoms and white trainers.

He completed his look with a memorable JD Sports shopping bag.

(Image: Northamptonshire Police)

The poker-faced prowler is seen casually strolling through a side gate and into the back garden of a house at 5.50am on August 20.

He then wanders up to a black van and tries to open the locked driver's side door before attempting to break into a garage.

Undeterred by his failure, the tactless trespasser lollops over to the back door and tries the handle without success.

The would-be thief then disappears off camera but returns seconds later and starts trying to jemmy the kitchen window open with a screwdriver.

He spends 30 seconds working on forcing the window but eventually gives up and leaves empty-handed.

(Image: Northamptonshire Police)

The blundering bandit is then spotted ambling back around the side of the house in Gordon Street, Rothwell, Northants., and out of the gate onto the road to make his sloth-like escape.

Detectives from Northamptonshire Police have released the one minute 46-second video in a bid to catch the lumbering looter.

The skinny crook is believed to be aged between 20 and 26 and has sandy-coloured hair.

Anyone who recognises him can call Northamptonshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

In a similar moment of crackpot crookery, The Mirror reported in August on a dim-witted thief that gave a CCTV camera a gormless stare before eventually ripping it from the wall.