A man has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in the middle of the night in Brixton.

Emergency services were called to Streatham Place this morning (June 27) at 2.24am. 

It is believed that the stabbing victim, a man in his 40s, was stabbed in Brixton Hill.

He was taken to a south London hospital where his injuries were assessed as not life-threatening of life-changing.

No arrests have been made and police enquiries are ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Metropolitan Police on 101 quoting 758/27JUN or message @MetCC on X.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 2.24am on Thursday, 27 June to reports of a man suffering from stab injuries in Streatham Place, SW2.

"The man, aged in his 40s, was taken to a south London hospital where his injuries were deemed to be not life-threatening or life-changing.

"It is believed that he was stabbed in Brixton Hill, SW9.

"No arrests have been made.

"Enquiries continue.

"Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting 758/27JUN or message @MetCC on X."