More than 160 crimes were reported across the festival weekend
Officers attended the festival, over bank holiday weekend, and "worked closely" with organisers. A spokesperson for the force shared with that ECHO that the operation has been "successful" after 118 people were arrested at the festival for a variety of offences compared to 164 last year.
A total of 164 crimes were reported, for a variety of offences, compared to 222 last year. The most common crime reported was drug related. However drug offences were also down, with 99 offences compared to 135 last year.
"We recognise that large events can have an increased prevalence of drugs and by working with other agencies in the run-up and during the weekend we have sought to address this. There were drugs dogs at entrances and opportunities for illegal substances and weapons to be placed in surrender bins along with an extensive search process by security personnel at entrances to the site.
"A conscious effort was also made to target those who were intent on supplying illegal substances at the event – which accounted for more than half of the arrests made – while we made use of other options available to us, such as community resolutions, for lower level offences. "In addition, this year we had an increased presence with officers from Project Servator in attendance. This team’s aim was to deter and detect a range of criminal activity while providing a reassuring presence for the public.”
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