The break-in happened on Tuesday, April 6 in Rainford, police say.
At around 4pm, a man had returned to his home on Rookery Lane to find that entry had been forced and a number of items stolen, including bikes, watches and jewellery.
At 6.45pm, police officers spotted a suspected stolen Ford Fiesta on Pennywood Drive, Whiston, believed to have been involved in the burglary.
The driver attempted to evade officers near to Whiston Station and a man left on foot and was pursued and detained nearby.
A 35-year-old man from Preston was arrested on suspicion of two counts of burglary; disqualified driving; and driving without insurance.