AS Glastonbury 2008 draws to a close Avon and Somerset Police confirm that reported crime at the music festival is up nearly 50%.

There have now been 489 reported crimes, including drugs offences.

This compares to 263 reports in 2007.

The majority of this year's reported crimes according to the police is theft from tents with 244 incidents and there has been only one reported robbery.

Arrests stand at 134, slightly down on 2007.

PS Carolyn Crocker said: "Despite a challenging festival in terms of thefts from tents, 99.7 per cent of festival goers will return home having not been victims of crime.

"The event remains one of the safest festivals of its kind and we continue to work proactively with festival security to ensure people have a safe final night."