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[lemonade123]

1st time at creamfields this year and i could not believe the amount of robbing going on! peoples belongings slung all over the camp site. I laid in my tent saturday and sunday night juat waiting to get robbed. Any one else felt the same or was it just my "paranoia"?????

[Delboy71]

I didn't camp but saw nothing in the Arena. You're the 2nd person i've heard of talking about robbing going on but not heard of it being widespread. The majority of people I know had no problems at all in the Arena or campsite.

[ScotLad]

Had some sketchy guy standing behind me at Chem Bros.. we moved forward, he followed, walked away.. he started to follow then stopped. Obvious pick pocketer!
Sunday I noticed few guys going about with headtorches looking into peoples tents ducking down, looked like obvious thieves! Thing is I was staggering about looking for my tent and watch tower spotted me doing so (probably thinking I was a thief, as I was walking about alone) sent a group of security down to verify I had wristband on, then all was fine.. thing that got me was the security pulled me up right beside the area I actually seen thieves, maybe they werent seen by watch tower.

Overall, only dodgy thing I witnessed was that guy at Chem Bros, it was too blatent. The guys on Sunday might have genuinely been there tents, it was just fact I seen them ducking at the tent porch with a headlight on. But to be fair it does kinda show security maybe was heightened, because it was literally 5 mins and they had sent 8 guys down, then I just heard control tower radio "check for wristband, possible suspect"...  

[marc81]

I read a few horror stories on the Creamfields FB page regarding the poor security and the notorious scouse thieves/muggers - it all seems to be mainly aimed at the camping side of things though (this is why I don't camp!).

Marc

[ScotLad]

Seen nothing in blue camp anyway! Managed to avoid it thankfully, I think security were quite poor in general, most of them seemed like thugs. And 9 times out of 10 it was just groups of them talking, I'll admit I was in a bad state but one steward sent me to luxury campsite exit rather than blue where I was camping.

[Sophiea92]

A girl in the tent next to us got robbed. Everything was taken from her purse

[Sophiea92]

A girl in the tent next to us got robbed. Everything was taken from her purse

[Delboy71]

Sophiea92, on 04 September 2011 - 04:08 PM, said:

A girl in the tent next to us got robbed. Everything was taken from her purse

Was she alone in the tent when it happened??

[Jenny2603]

I didn't see any problems in the Red campsite but there was a lot of stuff scattered about but I think this was because a lot of people's tents didn't survive the rain and wind!

[megman]

2nd year camping at Creamfields (in hospitality) and havent seen any trouble what so ever. Never seen anyone being robbed or even any fights!
We saw a dodgy bloke when Chem Bros were on too!! We just moved away and luckily he didn’t follow.

Really sad to hear about ppl who had stuff taken as it puts u off ever coming to the amazing festival again. Was really surprised with security again this year, arrived for when the gates opened no one looked in our bags, no police, no dogs only question asked was why my bf had two crates when the allowance was one, we explained one was mine and off we went.
Didn’t see many security round the campsite thinking about it, must have just been very lucky.
In and out of the luxury campsite they were pretty strict on showing bands, blokes being patted down, girls bags searches - I mean u could still get things passed but they did seem better.
We were given the incorrect wristbands at the gates and were refused entry in to the luxury campsite until we showed tickets that had Hospitality written on them - that’s another story in itself.

[coolhull]

I personally didn't see no tent thieves, I also think its who you camp near too, for example we where near 2 groups of really sound lads and they wer sitting up until the sun came up all nights so i think thats off putting for thieves but if you in a dark quiet area than i think you prime targets!!

[Delboy71]

megman, on 05 September 2011 - 11:29 AM, said:

We saw a dodgy bloke when Chem Bros were on too!! We just moved away and luckily he didn’t follow.

I did have a case one year where there was this big guy in one tent who wouldn't leave me alone. Didn't say anything but just stood very close to me (the tent wasn't very full) in my personal space and kept staring at me. Apparently some scallies find it amusing trying to freak people out. Didn't work though as I just whispered to the mate I was stood with to find another of our group that I knew was in the same tent. He was into weights and also worked as a doorman so when he came dancing over this guy made a tactical retreat with his plan in tatters!!    The main thing to do is not panic and if moving away doesn't work then just find security or police and loiter near them for a while, unless you've got some big mates!!  

[creamwired]

A group of 2 men and 2 women tried to pick pocket me, was like a set up scam by the looks of things, one girl dancing and trying to dance with me then her 'boyfriend' having a go at her then another girl with them kept trying to slip her hand in my pocket, luckily i clocked on to what was happening. However they then moved on to the group of lads next too us and successfully got them. But the group (some irish scallies) though it was me that had done and i was threatened with a knife. not a nice end to the weekend :/

[Houston7]

I must admit I didn't feel safe in my tent, especially on the sunday night, I was ready for leaving!! Listening to groups of lads talking about what they had already pinched from tents, what they wanted to go looking for and about setting tents on fire and this was literally 20 yards away from my tent! Even being infront of the information centre on Red Camp didn't make me feel any safer! However, I have to say I didn't have any trouble personally and our tent didn't get touched the 3 nights we was there. As much as I loved the event itself I just wouldn't have the nerve to camp again ..... I am considering booking the hotel for next year ready though, hehee x

[ScotLad]

As it was the Saturday and our first year we decided to look in all tents and stages to get a feel for it and ended up back of the crowd for Chem Bros, funny thing was my pal stared right at him and he still decided to enter our personal space kinda thing. Might have been same guy mate!

Think its useful we were camped right next to the watchtower as they did send security down to me quick.. but I think.. as a general rule of thumb (not just for creamfields but for every festival I've been to), all the trouble seems to be the campsites closest to the enterance. Feel free to correct me but from my experience I avoid them.

Edited by ScotLad, 05 September 2011 - 06:54 PM.

[Delboy71]

Houston7, on 05 September 2011 - 06:42 PM, said:

I am considering booking the hotel for next year ready though, hehee x

I'd get one booked quick as they are filling up fast!!  

[awsl13]

We did think about booking a hotel for next year but ones close are fully booked, what are taxi prices like for one lets say 3 miles away, i assume they hike the prices up quite a bit? Can you even get a taxi back to a hotel or are you waiting for like a hour?

[Delboy71]

awsl13, on 05 September 2011 - 08:42 PM, said:

We did think about booking a hotel for next year but ones close are fully booked, what are taxi prices like for one lets say 3 miles away, i assume they hike the prices up quite a bit? Can you even get a taxi back to a hotel or are you waiting for like a hour?

Depend what you want to spend but i've just booked the DeVere Daresbury Park via Laterooms.com (even though the DeVere website shows it as full) and paid £69 per room for the Saturday night and that's as close as you can get.

Taxi cost us £30 to go about 4 miles and was £20 the year before for the same journey so depends how lucky you get. At that time we just want to get back. We ignored the queue at the taxi rank and went out onto the road. They're not supposed to pick up on the road but they do so that's your best bet. The ones on the road are more likely to do short runs as the ones on the rank want the trips back to Liverpool etc. The DeVere is walkable though...

  

Edited by Delboy71, 06 September 2011 - 07:26 AM.

[marc81]

Article on the Warrington Guardian today about someone randomly getting their face slashed in the SHM tent at about 5.30pm on the Sunday.

Marc

[CeeCeeLuvsDancing]

I hate stories like this... I guess it happens everywhere though, I go metal festivals and it goes on there just as much.

A nice story... my brothers wallet got lost, and handed back with everything in it... well, mostly everything. The £80 was still there. Lol.