This year's Notting Hill Carnival saw
423 arrests and two stabbings, but the
Met police said there were far fewer
incidents of serious violence than in
recent years. Around a million people
flocked to Notting Hill this bank
holiday weekend for the 2-day
celebration. Despite a heavy police
presence and a number of arrests,
including two non-lifethreatening
stabbings, police said there had been
far fewer incidents of serious violence
compared to recent years. Assistant
Commissioner Matt Ward, the policing
commander for Carnival, puts this down
to police tactics, including live facial
recognition, knife arches, and stop and
searches. 32 people were arrested for
assault on police, and 46 were taken
into custody for possession of offensive
weapons. Meanwhile, 146 individuals were
arrested for drugrelated incidents, five
in connection with robbery, and 18
people for sexual offenses. The
stabbings took place in Pis Terrace and
Oxford Gardens, but neither of which
resulted in life-threatening injuries.