A man was stabbed at a train station during rush-hour in London this morning as the capital's gun and knife crime crisis continues.

The victim was attacked at about 9am today on the Docklands Light Railway platform at Stratford International station in East London, next to Westfield shopping centre.

British Transport Police said officers were on the scene with London Ambulance Service paramedics, but the man's injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.

The man was attacked on the Docklands Light Railway platform at Stratford International (file)

News of the attack comes amid heightened concern over violent crime in the capital, with Scotland Yard investigating more than 50 murders so far this year.

A police spokesman said: 'Shortly after 9am this morning, officers were called to Stratford International station after reports of a serious assault on board a DLR train.

'Officers are on scene now alongside paramedics from the London Ambulance Service. A man is being treated for injuries consistent with being stabbed.

'His injuries are not believed to be life threatening at this time. A cordon is in place whilst this serious assault is investigated.

'Likewise, there will be delays to DLR services whilst enquires are made. There have been no arrests at this time.'

A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: 'We were called at 9.09am to Stratford station to reports of a man who was injured.

'We sent an ambulance crew, cycle responder and incident response officer to the scene. We remain on scene with the patient.'

Six people were killed from stabbings and shootings in just four days last week, taking the capital's homicide death toll to 55 since the start of 2018.

The sudden rise in knife and gun-related killings prompted London Mayor Sadiq Khan to back the use of 'targeted stop-and-search' in the capital.