A police cordon has been set up at a Tesco in the middle of Harrow and the store has been closed.
The Tesco Express next to Harrow on the Hill station has been shut to the public while police are on the scene.
The station is open as normal but police have not yet said why they are on the scene.
Greenhill Police tweeted: “There is currently a police cordon at the Tesco Express on College Road next to Harrow on the Hill station. The store is closed but the station is open as normal.”
Greenhill, as the town centre, typically sees the most crime in the borough and in October it was the area with the highest number of reported crimes in Harrow.
The vast majority of crimes recorded were to do with theft and violence – 40 of the former and 38 of the latter.
Follow developments on the police activity in the area with our live blog below:
Cordons lifted and store opened
A Harrow town centre worker has confirmed to getwestlondon that the Tesco Express store is now open.
The police cordons have been taken down and the store is now open as usual.
What happened?
The Metropolitan Police spokesman added that the victim’s injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, but that he remains in hospital in a critical condition.
His next of kin have been made aware.
No arrests have been made at this point, and North West Command Unit officers are continuing with their enquiries.
Anyone who may have witnessed the attack or have information about it, is asked to contact police on 101 and quote CAD 3446/30Nov or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Police informed several hours later
Although the victim was attacked at around 3.30am and take to hospital by paramedics, police were only informed of the situation at 12.40pm yesterday.
From around 1.20pm yesterday, the store has been closed and cordoned off with police tape.
Man in critical condition after 'assault'
A man has been left in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked near Tesco Express in Harrow.
The victim is a man in his 30s who was attacked at around 3.30am in the Station Road and College Road area on Friday morning (November 30).
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said police believe the victim was attacked by another man.
Police cordon appeared at 'around 1.30pm'
This tweet states the cordon appeared at around 1.30pm, with police present at the shop before then.
Picture shows Tesco taped off
Still waiting for details
Still no word from police on what’s going in Harrow. We have approached the Met and should be hearing back from them soon.
We will update you as soon as we know more.
Where it the cordon?
The Tesco Express is in College Road, right next to Harrow on the Hill. It’s a busy part of the borough.
What do we know so far?
We have approached police for more details and we will be updating you soon, but for now we know police have taped off the area around Tesco Express in Harrow.
It’s right next to Harrow on the Hill station, although the station is not affected by the police presence and trains are running a normal service.
We will update you soon.
