Brawls: Officers break up a fight at Notting Hill Carnival yesterday where around 100 people were arrested''On Mamburulas ndo hao'' mmekuja kupigana au mmekuja to enjoy the UK-Carnival Bank Holiday''Pumbavu''
A man cycles through the police at the Notting Hill Carnival where there were nine assaults on officers and 30 drugs arrests''
A man is arrested for punching a police officer at the end of Notting Hill carnival in front of Westbourne Park tube station''
Despite reported crime being down, brawls did break out at the annual street party in west London''
In total, 279 arrests were made at the festival as trouble spread through the west London streets with offences ranging from sex attacks to GBH''
Fifteen theft arrests were made along with 13 common assault arrests. The remaining arrests were for other unspecified offences.
However, reported crime at this year's Carnival is 'significantly down' on last year's event, according to police.
Chief Superintendent Michael Johnson said a combination of factors had helped keep offending to a minimum during Europe's biggest street carnival event.
He said: 'Early indications from yesterday are that crime is significantly down on last year, but we never like to put that out in the public domain without knowing exactly what those figures are.
'It is very difficult because some people won't report it (crime) until they get home or go somewhere else, so we want to make sure we get the figures absolutely right.'
'At the moment, certainly from our point of view, yesterday went very well. We're very confident that hopefully we have had a result this year and achieved a reduction in crime.
Kamal Udeen (right) shakes hands with a customer outside his temporary restaurant. Every year party celebrates Afro-Caribbean culture on the West London streets''
Hundreds of thousands of people descended on the west London streets as they are turned into a Caribbean party of dance, music, floats and food''
A child looks on as police form a line at one end of the street blocking revellers to move past''
'A lot depends on the weather, but it's a very unique experience. You have one million people in a small part of London, going around, lots of music and lots of loud noises. It is something you have to experience.
'The vast majority come here to experience carnival. The officers out there have done a fantastic job.'
A man who got into the Carnival spirit by wearing a feathered hat stops to speak to police in Notting Hill''
Fights: Friends hold back a young man during the aftermath of Notting Hill Carnival in West London''
Too much fun: A woman is carried by police on a stretcher during celebrations at Notting Hill Carnival''
Je ulijua huyu ndo mmoja wa wahusika na hii Carnival''? Nick Paget-Brown, leader of Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea council''
A man sits on the ground while a police officer talks to him during the Carnival where there were 279 arrests were made at the festival''
TUMESHIRIKI NA KUCHAMBUA KUTOKA DM''
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