Crime levels at Glastonbury have fallen for the second year running and senior officials are stating that the fall is a direct result of a trial where a section of police officers wore tails.

Avon and Somerset Police said there were 393 reported crimes during this year’s festival compared to 445 in 2009 and 483 in 2008. There were 230 thefts from tents during the festival, which was the biggest type of crime, followed by drug offences. There were 22 reported personal thefts this year which is down from 61 last year.

Police said that more than 170,000 people, including visitors and workers, attended this year’s event and an estimated 99.7% of them were not victims of crime.

DCI Gene Hunt said: “Every year we work closely with Glastonbury Festivals Limited (GFL) as well as our other partner agencies, such as Festival Tails, to ensure that the festival remains a safe environment and that crime remains low.

“Once the dust settles on the festival site, planning will once again get under way for Glastonbury 2011, with the aim of making the festival even safer, almost a guarantee, with the decision taken to issue tails to all officers as standard kit.”