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Police visited nightclub 20 times in a month

Police were called to a Midland nightspot more than 20 times a month last year while officers attended some in the Black Country once a week.

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Police were called to a Midland nightspot more than 20 times a month last year while officers attended some in the Black Country once a week.

Gatecrasher in Birmingham was the regional hotspot for police calls, clocking up 272 recorded visits in 2010, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.

Gatecrasher spokeswoman Margaret Murray today said she believed the figures were "totally inaccurate" saying she could not believe other major clubs in Birmingham did not feature.

"The statistics highlight police communication, involvement and response but no correlation to actual crimes committed with conviction rates," she said. Topping the list in the Black Country and featuring ninth overall was Walkabout in Queen Street, Wolverhampton, with 57 recorded call-outs.

These include eight times when officers attended to deal with rowdy anti-social behaviour and four times to break up disputes.

Walkabout spokesman Matt de Leon said: "We have regular dialogue with the police and they are very happy with the way we run the venue and have raised no concerns about the number of call-outs."

West Bromwich-based Polish nightclub The Explosion, based in the High Street, which was once branded "the number-one hotspot" in the town for booze-fuelled trouble but closed towards the end of last year, was 11th on West Midland Police's list, with a total of 56 visits.

Officers were called to 29 separate incidents of people being rowdy or causing a nuisance at the venue last year.

The nightclub in Stafford formerly known as Zanzibar received the most visits from officers in Staffordshire.

Officers attended the Newport Road-based venue on 74 occasions, with crimes taking place including GBH, wounding and carrying out an act endangering a life.

It was second on the list overall behind Liquid nightclub in Stoke-on-Trent, where police attended 83 crimes.

Mark Cooper, manager of Couture and Noir et Blanc which replaced Zanzibar at the end of 2009, said the statistics were misleading.

"I'm not surprised police have been called out here more than others because we're probably the busiest in the county," he said.

Casa in Bridge Street, Stafford, received 51 visits from officers.

Director Jack Peters said: "We work closely with authorities and have a good relationship with them." West Midlands Police spokesman Carl Bird, who works in the Freedom of Information unit, said: "Every effort is made to ensure figures presented are accurate and complete."

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