Police are searching for a suspect after a man was stabbed in central Hamilton this afternoon.

Officers were called to the area of Wellington Street South and Grove Street just before 2 p.m.

Police say they received reports of a man suffering from stab wounds.

"A man in his 30s has since been transported to the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries," a police news release reads.

The officers say they have spoken to the victim and witnesses in the area, but "limited information has been provided at this time."

The incident doesn't appear to be random, police say. No suspect information is available.

The area has been searched and there is no threat to public safety, police say.