A man has been arrested after a 28-year-old woman was stabbed to death in Brent last night as a man was blasted with a machine gun and three others stabbed.

London's violent crime epidemic appears to show no sign of ending after another spate of brutal violence gripped the capital.

Brent, in north-west London, saw the worst of last night's bloodshed where a 43-year-old man was arrested for the woman's death.

Officers were called at 2.32am and found the woman unresponsive inside a residential address in Neasden Lane.

A Honda car appears to be peppered in holes in Brent last night after a man was rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds

Police cordoned-off an area following last night's gun attack in Stonebridge in London, which took place just minutes after a stabbing little over a mile away

Passersby filmed the scene in Lawrence Avenue in Brent, north west London, after a man was shot

The Met Police said the woman and the arrested man were known to each other.

Superintendent Tim Alexander said: 'Earlier in the evening, the borough also had a shooting and a stabbing within two hours of each other.

'Whilst this is of concern, I’d like to reiterate that my officers are working around the clock to identify, locate and apprehend those responsible.'

Police were also called to deal with a shooting that left a man fighting for his life in Stronebridge at 8.34pm yesterday.

A Honda car at the scene appeared to be peppered with holes and the man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A crime scene has been put in place and no arrests have been made, the spokesman said. Enquiries are continuing.

One man said he counted 17 shots following tonight's attack in north west London

Another bloody night ensued in the capital with three men stabbed and one man gunned down. At least 60 people have been killed in London this year alone

One man on Twitter said: 'Heard shots all the way from north side Stonebridge as they were fired I counted about 17 shots. Absolute madness!!! Enough is enough!!!'

Just minutes before the Brent shooting, at 8.10pm, officers had been dispatched to a stabbing in Deptford, in the south-east of the capital.

A 23-year-old man was rushed to hospital and a helicopter was seen in mobile phone footage flying away from the scene.

Police are pictured in Deptford, south-east London, where a 23-year-old was rushed to hospital after being stabbed

A stab victim is fighting for life after being knifed the the south-east of the capital tonight

A helicopter was pictured leaving the scene in Deptford, left, as police investigated the scene of the stabbing (right)

At 10. 20pm - and just over a mile away from the earlier shooting - a man in his 20s was left fighting for his life in Rainborough Close, Brent.

A crime scene remained in place overnight as officers continued to investigate.

And at 3.36am today, police were called to a third stabbing in Old Kent Road, also in south-east London.

A Met Police spokesman told MailOnline: 'A man, believed to be aged 30, was found with stab injuries.

At 10. 20pm - and just over a mile away from the earlier shooting - a man in his 20s was left fighting for his life in Rainborough Close, Brent

And at 3.36am today, police were called to a third stabbing in Old Kent Road, also in south-east London

'He has been taken to a south London hospital, we await an update on his condition.

'A 29-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.

'He was taken to a south London police station where he remains in custody.'