THERE is nowhere to hide for criminals hoping to target Gloucester's nightlife community.
The Registry nightclub is leading the way in revolutionising city nightlife with a £60,000 investment in state-of-the-art CCTV.
There are now 74 cameras monitoring clubbers' every move, with clear images fed through to a control room where staff look-out for customer safety and potential flash-points.
Manager Neil Joyner says his technology is a match for anything in the city and every corner of the club is now covered, along with The Pint Pot pub, Bruton Way and the front of GL1.
"Young people need to take responsibility for themselves," he said. "This is not about helping girls find a lost handbag, but helping deter against violent disorder, drug dealing, criminal damage and theft.
"You can never be 100 per cent safe when alcohol is involved, but we have the whole of The Registry covered."
The value of the system was brought into sharp focus this week after Natasha How was jailed for six years for glassing a woman in the club. A jury at Gloucester Crown Court took just half an hour to convict her.
Police licensing sergeant Liz Lovell said better quality images are helping prosecute offenders.
"Advancements in the last seven years have been immense and the expectation from the Crown Prosecution Service is so much more demanding now. If you want to persuade a jury, you have to be able to use the best evidence you've got.
"There are a lot of opportunists in clubs. It is not always about violent disorder. There are bag thieves operating and pickpockets. Clubs have a lot of dark areas, so they have to be using the technology that is available to help catch these people."
Liquid nightclub is set to follow suit, with work on upgrading its CCTV system starting this week.