A mother's cake shed was targeted by a hooded thief who broke in and kicked over an "honesty box" containing cash, in a break-in captured on camera. The incident highlights a growing frustration among small honesty-based sellers, who rely on customer trust to leave payment for goods without staff present, only to have their goodwill exploited by opportunistic thieves.

The footage shows the intruder, wearing a hood to conceal their identity, forcing entry into the shed before targeting the collection box and kicking it from its position to get at the money inside. The shop, run on an honesty system where customers pay for cakes themselves, has been left counting the cost of the theft, with the incident adding to wider concerns about crime affecting small, trust-based businesses.