CHESHIRE Police has confirmed the number of arrests made during Creamfields 2023.

The four-day music festival was staged in Daresbury over the bank holiday weekend, between Thursday and Sunday.

Around 70,000 revellers attended the popular event, which boasted some of the world’s biggest DJs including David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Tiësto, Swedish House Mafia, and Fatboy Slim.

The force says this year’s Creamfields policing operation has come to a successful conclusion.

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In total, 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, with the most common being drug-related.

Despite this, drug offences were also down, numbering 99 offences compared to 135 last year.

A Cheshire Police spokesman said: “Making sure people attending Creamfields stayed safe was once again a top priority for the force at this year’s event.

“The festival involved a significant policing operation, both over the bank holiday weekend itself and during the planning phase.

“Cheshire Police worked closely with the organisers, as we do every year, and a host of other agencies to make it as safe as possible, and limit any adverse impact on the local community.”

Superintendent Sarah Heath, who led the policing operation for Creamfields 2023, commented: “I would like to take the opportunity to thank the vast majority of festivalgoers for their cooperation and their behaviour, and for all the agencies that worked together so well throughout.

“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.”