Lexie Craig says she has no idea why anyone would steal a small wheelchair ramp from her yard.

Late last week, Craig was getting her son's wheelchair from the car when she noticed the small wooden ramp was gone.

"I was very, very frustrated," she said.

While her 10-year-old son has a lift that allows him to get in and out of the house, Craig's sloping yard makes it necessary to have an extra ramp to make up the difference.

This isn't the first time items have been stolen from Craig's home in the neighbourhood of Caswell Hill. Last week, her bike and a trailer were stolen, but they were recovered.

There's just an outline on the spot where Lexie Craig's wheelchair ramp used to sit. (Submitted by Lexi Craig)

However, she is confounded as to why anyone would steal a wooden ramp.

"I wonder if somebody was just walking by and was bored," she said. "I just don't know."

A friend of the family is building Craig a new ramp as a replacement. This time she plans on screwing the ramp into the concrete.

"If they unscrew it, then they must really need it," she said.