A pair of thongs left behind at a burglary are being used to track down the perpetrator of what police have dubbed a "Cinderella" crime.

A thief in the Bunbury suburb of Eaton, about 160 kilometres south of Perth, stole hundreds of dollars worth of electronics during a weekend break-in.

But the burglar presumably made a barefoot getaway, leaving behind a pair of rubber thongs at the scene.

The footwear was discovered by residents of the house when they returned from a holiday early this week.

Australind Police said the thongs were now being tested for DNA.

Sergeant Mark Smith told the ABC that like the story of Cinderella, they are now trying to match the footwear with the wearer.