A Bradford PC's crimebusting window design was today at the centre of international attention.

PC Stephen Town worked with the Royds Community Association and Bradford Council to install security measures in homes on estates in Woodside, Buttershaw and Delph Hill.

And his window design - which has helped to slash burglaries - could be used abroad as part of a home security scheme.

Senior civil servant Dr Andrea Groszona, of the Slovak Republic's Ministry of the Interior, was visiting the Odsal division today during a five-day crime prevention visit to the UK.

Dr Groszona was visiting the estates to see the work of the Royds Physical Regeneration Scheme, which has slashed burglaries by 82 per cent.

Police have worked with the Royds Community Association and Bradford Council to install security measures in homes on the estates.

Dr Groszona will be preparing legislation, strategic plans and implementation schedules to take back to the Slovak Republic. But only in Bradford is she studying a crime prevention scheme on estates.

Jack Acton, former police assistant chief constable and Home Office-appointed crime prevention consultant to the Slovak and Czech Republics, said: "I have watched the developments and regeneration policies of the Royds development and the sterling work performed by PC Town. I felt this would be an excellent project to visit, to talk to the participants and see what has been achieved."

PC Town, Odsal's crime reduction officer, created a narrow opening high up in the window in his design.

"It makes it more difficult for a burglar to exert force with a screwdriver because it is higher up. And because it is narrow it is harder for a person to climb in or out with stolen equipment," he added.

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