A man is being treated for injuries after being stabbed at a busy east London station during the morning rush hour, police have said.



British Transport Police said officers were called to Stratford International station at 9am on Wednesday after reports of a serious assault.

The victim was found on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) platforms with stab wounds but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. It is not known if he was attacked on the train or on the platform.

A cordon is in place at the station and police have warned of delays to DLR services. There have been no arrests.

The assault comes amid a wave of knife and gun violence in London, with more than 50 murder investigations launched by the Metropolitan police already this year.



Scotland Yard said it was investigating 55 suspected murders in 2018, including the deaths of two children whose bodies were found in Sussex.

On Monday, the home secretary, Amber Rudd, launched a serious violence strategy to clamp down on violent crime, which has been rising since 2014.

The strategy will be backed by £40m of Home Office funding and a new offensive weapons bill to ban the sale of corrosive liquids to under-18s and introduce tougher restrictions for buying knives online. It will focus heavily on the links between illegal drug markets, particularly for crack cocaine, and violent crime.