Creamfields Criminal Incidents

Reference Number: 2328
Date released: 13 January 2010

Request

The total number of criminal incidents at the Creamfields festival which has taken place in Halton on the last weekend of August every year since 2006.
The breakdown of figures into sections such as theft, fraud, assault and so on.
Any other incidents recorded (eg festival closure, health and safety etc)
How many people the overall festival licence is for.
Could you give me the figures for this year (2009) and the last four years before that, or for as long as the festival has been going if the total is less than five years. If this request is not directed at the right person, please could you direct me to him or her.

In accordance with section 1 (1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

Crime Type	2009	2008	2007	2006
Drug Offences	28	128	111	6
Violent Crime	5	9	8	18
Theft	58	32	38	42
Vehicle Crime	4	10	2	8
Robbery	1	2	1	13
Other	4	1	4	2
Total	100	128	164	89

We are unaware of any incidents that have resulted in a "Festival Closure".

2006 - No issues
2007 - No issues
2008 - No issues
2009 - During the 2009 Festival there was a "show stop" in the Main Tent on the evening of Saturday 29th August 2009 due to reports of crushing at the entrance point. Once Security and Police declared suitable the main tent was re-opened.