Dreams of thieves are much more related to unnamed people and more related to strangers than dreams in general. They are less related to insects and less related to fantastic beings.

Dreams of thieves are more related to pain than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, less related to sadness, and less related to grief and sorrow.

Dreams of thieves are much more related to home, more related to work, and more related to transportation than dreams in general. They are less related to natural places and less related to magical places.

Dreams of thieves are much more related to aggressive acts and more related to death than dreams in general. They are less related to friendly acts, less related to eating and drinking, and less related to health events.

Thief dreams are more related to recurring dreams, more related to bad dreams, and more related to vivid dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to sleep paralysis, and less related to weird dreams.

Thief dreams are more related to touch than dreams in general. They are less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to taste.

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience thieves in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about thieves in dreams. See how you feel about thieves now, in your waking life.

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. A thief in a dream can symbolize that something valuable is being taken from you, but it’s probably not material. Instead, it’s a physical representation of a personal situation, and whatever item is stolen in the dream symbolizes the thing of value. For example, a woman dreams about a man stealing her phone while she’s looking at a map. The phone symbolizes her personal direction in life. See: Former partners Heavy drinking affects your performance at work or school, robbing you of a sense of accomplishment or opportunity for advancement. Anxiety robs you of peace of mind. Depression robs you of motivation. A friend moves away, robbing you of his or her company. Illness robs you of energy. Working a menial job robs you of dignity. You can dream about a thief when something material has been taken from you, but otherwise you know it’s symbolism, and clues to the origin are right there in the story. For example, a young woman dreams that a man steals a box of items associated with her childhood from her, and she steals it back. She tells her father, and he tells her she’s going to get into trouble if she doesn’t give it back. The dream symbolizes that her father has controlled her life since childhood, taking her ability to make her own decisions. Now, as a young woman, she’s trying to take it back, depicted as stealing back something that’s hers because she still feels that she doesn’t have permission to make her own decisions. You can feel like a thief when you do something wrong, or are sneaky. Doesn’t matter if your intentions are good or bad—the thief in your dreams symbolizes your feelings. You feel like a thief. An adult woman dreams about stealing makeup, symbolizing her restriction from wearing makeup as a teenager. When she uses makeup as an adult, years after the fact, she still hears her mother’s voice in her head and feels as if she’s doing something wrong. You can “steal the limelight” or “steal someone’s heart.” You can feel robbed when you lose something valuable for yourself, such as when you rob yourself of an opportunity by dropping the ball. That part of you that trips you up and makes you do stupid and careless things is called Shadow, and it’s notorious for getting people to sabotage themselves and slip up. It tends to pop out unexpectedly, like a robber, and pull the rug out from underneath you. See: Shadows You can dream about yourself as a thief when you know you have been lying or portraying yourself in a false light. A thief-character in a dream can portray someone you know, or a situation. See: Faking, Imposters Thieves are associated with deception, low character and poverty. They take advantage of vulnerability and people. Stealing can mean “something for nothing.” What’s taken isn’t deserved, such as when a co-worker “steals” a promotion by manipulating perceptions, rather than through dedication and superior work. Stealing is linked with taking the easy way out. Stealing is called a crime of opportunity because something is a lot less likely to be stolen if it is protected or watched. So dreaming about a thief can mean you are vulnerable. You need to take steps to protect yourself or take better care of something. See: Bicycles Robbery and anxiety go hand in hand. Anxiety can rob you of your peace of mind, just as fear of being robbed takes away your peace of mind. Along these lines, robbery can be used to symbolize something that makes you anxious, wary, or defensive. Dreams use the best symbolism to describe a situation and your feelings. Instead of a thief, your dreams could use a bandit or burglar. See: Bandits, Burglary See also: Anxiety, Yards, Bandits, Bicycles, Burglary, Cars, Crime, Depression, Detectives, Doors, Former partners, Guns, Illness, Intruders, Locks, Police, Safety, Shadows, Shirts, Shopping, walmart, Windows