Whether it was the heavy holiday traffic on the roads, the thousands of people paying their respects on Anzac Day, or the 13,500 people attending Groovin the Moo, police had no major issues to report.

Officer-in-charge at Maitland, Chief Inspector Tony Townsend, said despite crowds being up in numbers at the Anzac Day ceremonies, there were no issues.

"The crowds at the events were up in number because of the last couple of years of COVID, so there were large crowds at the Maitland and East Maitland dawn and morning services," Insp Townsend said.

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"They were very respectful in that there were absolutely no issues in relation to the Anzac Day ceremonies."

During the afternoon and evening on Anzac Day, Maitland Police conducted 41 business inspections at licensed premises where the general behaviour was good with only a couple of incidents.

There was an incident at the Windsor Castle Hotel in the afternoon, and an incident at the Bradford Hotel which are currently under investigation.

Insp Townsend said the incident at the Bradford Hotel involved some patrons who allegedly got into a fight with security after being asked to leave the premises.

Nearby police responded quickly. Some arrests and charges were made and the alleged offenders will appear in Maitland Local Court at a later date.

Insp Townsend said the crowds at Maitland Showground on Saturday for Groovin the Moo were generally well behaved.

"There were some drug detections and some other behaviour, but generally the crowd there were well behaved," he said.

"I've spoken to the commander of that event and he was very happy with the general behaviour of the crowds there."

Insp Townsend said he encourages people to continue to look out for themselves now the long weekend is over.

"We're going to have a continued focus on traffic issues to ensure that people are responsible and drive safely," he said.

"What we noticed that a number of the events we attended were alcohol related."

Insp Townsend wants people to be aware of their behaviour when they are consuming alcohol, particularly at licensed premises and at home where Maitland Police responded to a number of domestic violence offences over the weekend.

He said motorists in the Maitland area were generally well behaved over the long weekend, with no specific incidents of great concern.

Traffic statistics from the long weekend for the NSW Police northern region, which stretches from the Central Coast, out to the Hunter Valley and up to Tweed Heads were:

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