Moby headlined the final day

The announcement came as the big clean-up began at the Worthy Farm site, near Pilton.

By 0800 BST on Monday, there were 316 reported crimes - a 47% fall from last year's figure of 600 at the same time, said an Avon and Somerset Police spokesman.

There were also an additional 142 drug detections during the 2003 event, compared with 70 in 2002 - and all had resulted in drugs being seized.

Robbery was down 79% on last year, with 16 reports compared to 78, making up 3% of all recorded crime at the event.

Drug offences

Reports of theft from the person, primarily pick-pockets, were down by 50% on last year with 64 cases compared to 129.

Tent theft remained almost one third of all recorded crime, with 132 reported instances, 26% down on last year's 178 cases.

Police said 11% of the recorded crimes - 35 offences - took place off the festival site in and around the village of Pilton and festival car parks.

Total arrests stood at 167, with half for drug offences and most of the rest for theft and theft from the person.

Festival organiser Michael Eavis said the event had been the most successful ever.

But rain broke into fine weather on the final day, which included sets from Moby, the Manic Street Preachers and Feeder.