London’s Brent Cross shopping centre is evacuated after reports of a stabbing inside a shop 

London’s Brent Cross shopping centre is evacuated with police rushing to the scene after reports of a stabbing inside a shop

Brent Cross shopping centre in London has been evacuated after reports of a stabbing inside one of the shops.

Police rushed to the scene and quickly dispersed panicked shoppers on Tuesday evening.

Footage shared online suggests the stabbing took place inside an Apple Store.

Multiple police cars and an air ambulance were seen outside the shopping centre in north west London. 

Brent Cross shopping centre in London has been evacuated after reports of a stabbing inside one of the shops. Pictured: police at the scene

Multiple police cars and an air ambulance were seen outside the shopping centre in north west London

Multiple police cars and an air ambulance were seen outside the shopping centre in north west London

Police rushed to the scene and quickly dispersed panicked shoppers on Tuesday evening

Police rushed to the scene and quickly dispersed panicked shoppers on Tuesday evening

In the past four months, 12 teenagers have been stabbed to death in the capital, and there are fears the killings could reignite the gang wars that have plagued the city during Sadiq Khan’s term as London Mayor. 

Barring a political earthquake, voters are set to give the Labour politician another five years in office at the local elections this week. 

Londoners cite crime as their No 1 concern but Mr Khan’s critics accuse him of being preoccupied with traffic-calming measures and crippling increases to the Congestion Charge.

Conservative mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey previously said: ‘How many tragedies will it take before Sadiq Khan actually takes responsibility for rising crime in London?’

Since Mr Khan came to office in May 2016, at least 114 teenagers have been murdered. Of those, ten were killed in Newham – including two last month. 

According to police statistics, 6,335 crimes have been reported to police within walking distance of the new City Hall in the past three years, including 1,357 violent or sexual offences.