A teenager has been rushed to hospital after he was stabbed in Watford this evening (July 19).

Police say the stabbing happened in the Charter Place area of the town centre at around 7.30pm.

The boy is in hospital where his condition is not thought to be life-threatening, police said.

No further details have been given at this time about his injuries.

No arrests are believed to have been made but police say a search is ongoing for suspects, who are thought to be teenagers. 

There is a heavy police presence in the town centre as enquiries progress.

Any witnesses who have not already spoken to Hertfordshire Constabulary are asked to report information online at https://orlo.uk/Mo6lb or call 101 quoting reference 744 of July 19.