A man was taken to hospital with stab wounds following an incident opposite a primary school.

Police were spotted outside a row of terraced properties in Leesons Hill in St Paul’s Cray, near Orpington yesterday after blood was found.

Officers arrived at the scene shortly after 5.45am and a cordon was put in place between Chipperfield Way and the bus stop opposite Leesons Primary School.

Police have since issued an update on the incident.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: “Officers attended and a crime scene was put in place.

”We became aware that a man in his 30s attended a south London hospital with a stab injury – his condition is not life threatening.”

Officers believe he sustained his injury at the scene in Leesons Hill.

No arrests have been made and inquiries remain ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or ‘X’ @MetCC and quote CAD827/27Mar.