Fifteen officers have been injured following violent clashes at a street party in Brixton that descended into chaos overnight on Wednesday.
Hundreds of people defied lockdown rules to attend a “block party” near Cecilia Road, Lambeth.
Footage shared widely on social media shows large crowds gathering near Angell Town, south London, at around 7pm.
The crowds appeared to be in good spirits early in the evening although video shared later online shows disorder and violent clashes with police.
Video posted to Snapchat shows a police car being smashed while officers can be seen being chased down a street.
One clip shows bottles being hurled at officers while in another a member of the public can be seen bleeding from the face following clashes with others present.
