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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Seneca Cabrera

Notting Hill Carnival Sees 636 Arrests With Drugs, Sex Offences and Assaults on Emergency Workers

A total of 636 arrests were made during this year's Notting Hill Carnival policing operation (Photo for illustration purposes only) (Credit: Joan Costa/Pexels)

A total of 636 arrests were made during this year's Notting Hill Carnival policing operation, with offences including drug possession and supply, assaults on emergency workers, weapons possession, sexual offences and public order offences.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed the final figure on Tuesday, 1 September, after the two-day event in west London. The total was 108 higher than the 528 arrests recorded during the main days of the 2025 carnival, an increase of about 20%.

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