A man has been taken to hospital after a stabbing at a park in Croydon.

Police found a man with stab injuries in Windmill Road at around 1.50pm on Wednesday.

They provided first aid and the 25-year-old was taken by ambulance crews to a south London hospital for treatment.

His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

The man is believed by police to have been assaulted in the Whitehorse Road Recreation Ground in Croydon.

There have been no arrests as of yet and enquiries continue.

Anyone with information is asked to call police via 101 quoting reference Cad 3573/09Dec.

A Met Police spokesperson said: "At approximately 13:50hrs on Wednesday, 8 December, officers found a man suffering from stab injuries on Windmill Road in Croydon.

"They immediately provided first aid.

"The 25-year-old man was taken by the London Ambulance Service to a south London hospital for treatment; his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

"The man is believed to have been assaulted in the Whitehorse Road Recreation Ground in Croydon.

"At this stage, there have been no arrests and enquiries continue.

"Anyone with information is asked to call police via 101 quoting reference Cad 3573/09Dec."