Glastonbury Festival came to a close today with revellers heading home, and police have now confirmed the number of arrests made over the course of the event
Over 140 crimes were reported at Glastonbury Festival, including drug offences, public order offences and sexual offences. But as the four-day event has come to an end, local police have now confirmed the number of arrests made.
This year, the biggest names in music headed to Worthy Park in Somerset for the annual event, with The 1975, Olivia Rodrigo and Neil Young headlining the iconic Pyramid Stage across Friday, Saturday and Sunday. But revellers started to arrive on Tuesday night, with over 200,000 people heading to the farm.
Those who arrived on Tuesday were the first to get in once the gates officially opened on Wednesday, hoping to pitch their tent in the best spots across the site and prepare for the weekend of live music. With the event now officially closed until 2027, Avon and Somerset Police Service have now confirmed the total number of crimes reported and arrests made.
Since 00.01 on Wednesday, June 25, a total of 145 crimes have been reported. These include two for criminal damage, 28 crime-related incidents, 22 drug offences, seven for fraud, one for miscellaneous crimes against society, two for possession of weapons, 13 for public order offences, one for robbery, three for sexual offences, 14 for theft, 27 for violence against a person, and 25 ‘blank’.
The force states that any incidents recorded as ‘blank’ or ‘crime-related incident’ may be re-categorised at a later date following enquiries to determine what and if any, criminal offence is alleged to have occurred. In total, there were 31 arrests this year, both inside and outside the festival perimeter.
Numbers, however, can rise if a victim has chosen to report an alleged incident via the non-urgent online reporting forms, or if an alleged incident is reported after the iconic festival.
It comes after the force launched a criminal investigation into the performances of Bob Vylan and rap group Kneecap at the festival after reviewing video footage and audio recordings, with a senior detective appointed to lead it.
A police spokesman said: “Video footage and audio from Bob Vylan and Kneecap’s performances at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday has been reviewed. Following the completion of that assessment process, we have decided further enquiries are required and a criminal investigation is now being undertaken. A senior detective has been appointed to lead this investigation.
“This has been recorded as a public order incident at this time while our enquiries are at an early stage. The investigation will be evidence-led and will closely consider all appropriate legislation, including relating to hate crimes.” They added: “We have received a large amount of contact in relation to these events from people across the world and recognise the strength of public feeling. There is absolutely no place in society for hate.
“Neighbourhood policing teams are speaking with people in their local communities and key stakeholders to make sure anyone who needs us knows that we are here for them. We hope the work we have carried out, and are continuing to carry out, reassures the public how seriously we are treating Saturday’s events. We politely ask the public refrain from continuing to report this matter to us because an investigation is already taking place.”
Over the weekend, the police announced they were looking into footage from the West Holts stage following both Kneecap and Bob Vylan’s performances.
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