Photos show 'huge' rave with 300 guests that ended in reported stabbing

Pictures show the aftermath of a "rave" which attracted an estimated 300 people - after which a stabbing was reported.

Overwhelmed police said they were powerless to break up the gathering, but were later told someone had been told there was a stabbing.

Despite this, no victim has been identified and no one arrived at hospital with stab wounds, Cambridgeshire Live reports.

Police in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, have called for witnesses to come forward.

The first call came in at around 8.20pm, but officers were unable to attend.

More than an hour later, police were called to the scene by the ambulance service.

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The ambulance staff reported a 'rave' of up to around 300 people in the street taking place - despite social distancing measures still being in place, and people not being allowed to meet more than one person from outside their household in public.

Due to the sheer scale of the event and volume of people, it was decided that there were not enough officers to be able to safely break up the event.

At 11pm, people gradually started to leave the area, but half an hour later officers received reports that someone had been stabbed.

More officers were sent to the area, including specialist units, to support ambulance crews and find the stabbing victim.

But, despite the reports, no-one with any injuries was identified at the location, and no-one had presented themselves at hospital.

Around 16 officers remained at the scene to advise those in attendance to go home, as well as to deal with any disorder or threats to life.

All people had cleared the area by 1.30am.

Officers remained at the scene until around 4am.

Superintendent Adam Gallop said: "We understand local residents were concerned, and some frightened, by the large gathering last night.

"This was unfortunately one of a number of incidents we were managing across the city at the same time and advice was sought from public order specialists in order to maintain public safety.

"A safety assessment was carried out and while recognising the impact to the local community, due to the numbers present, additional policing resources were requested in order to safely dispense the crowd.

"While planning had commenced to bring the event to a close, positive engagement by the officers at the scene encouraged those attending to begin dispersing, with the majority of people having left by 1am.

"We will be conducting enquiries in the area over the coming days so residents may notice an increased presence. We will also be conducting patrols in the area to prevent any further similar incidents."