THE CLAIM
In her “Bonkers Britain” video following the 2026 Notting Hill Carnival, Katie Hopkins said there had been:
“about six mostly peaceful stabbings”
She then asked:
“How do you like that multiculturalism now, my little Notting Hill poshos?”
The clear implication is that violence at Notting Hill Carnival is evidence of a wider failure of multiculturalism.
WATCH THE ORIGINAL VIDEO
Watch Katie Hopkins’ original video here:
The relevant comments about Notting Hill Carnival appear towards the end of the video, at approximately 1 minute 30 seconds.
VERDICT: MISLEADING
There certainly was crime at the 2026 Notting Hill Carnival, including knife violence and a substantial number of arrests.
However, the Metropolitan Police’s final account does not support Hopkins’ statement that there were “about six” stabbings during the two main days of Carnival.
The Met reported two assaults with knives — one stabbing and one slashing — neither of which resulted in life-threatening injuries.
The Metropolitan Police also said the two days had passed “largely without incident”.
The final total was 636 arrests across the policing operation. Police also recovered 68 weapons, including a handgun.
Those figures should not be minimised. There was criminal behaviour at Carnival and the police mounted a substantial operation to deal with it.
But neither should the figures be exaggerated.
The official police account records two knife assaults, not “about six” stabbings.
WHAT ABOUT MULTICULTURALISM?
Hopkins goes beyond reporting crime.
Immediately after referring to the alleged stabbings, she asks:
“How do you like that multiculturalism now, my little Notting Hill poshos?”
That is a political interpretation rather than a conclusion established by the crime statistics.
The Metropolitan Police figures tell us about arrests, offences and weapons recovered. They do not establish that multiculturalism caused those crimes.
Indeed, the Metropolitan Police said that the vast majority of people attending Carnival came to celebrate and enjoy themselves. Its assessment at the end of the event was that the two days had passed “largely without incident”, while acknowledging the arrests and individual incidents of violence.
It is perfectly legitimate to debate the policing, safety and social impact of Notting Hill Carnival.
It is also legitimate for Hopkins to express her opinion about multiculturalism.
But presenting individual crimes as evidence that multiculturalism itself is responsible for those crimes is an interpretation — not something demonstrated by the police statistics.
CONCLUSION
Katie Hopkins is right that there was crime and knife violence associated with the 2026 Notting Hill Carnival.
But her statement that there were “about six” stabbings is not supported by the Metropolitan Police’s final account.
The Met recorded two assaults with knives — one stabbing and one slashing — neither resulting in life-threatening injuries.
Her subsequent comment about multiculturalism is her political interpretation of those events. The police evidence does not establish a causal connection between multiculturalism and the crimes she describes.
VERDICT: MISLEADING
SOURCES
Metropolitan Police — “UPDATE: Notting Hill Carnival policing operation”, 1 September 2026.
Original Katie Hopkins video:
Batshit Bonkers Katie Hopkins 
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