A female rideshare driver has been stabbed multiple times at a northern Gold Coast shopping centre.

Paramedics were called to the Westfield shopping centre on Foxwell Road in Coomera, just before 1:30am on Wednesday, where the woman was found in a car with multiple stab wounds to her neck and face. 

She was taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition. 

Police have declared a crime scene and are investigating the circumstances leading to the incident, including who may have been involved.

The incident happened at a drop-off point at the shopping centre’s entrance.

Police and Westfield security staff have taped off the entire entrance at both sides of the driveway.

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Police have cordoned off the entrance of Westfield Coomera. (ABC Gold Coast: Mark Rigby)

No arrests have been made.

Plain clothes and uniform police were seen searching the area on Wednesday morning.

Detectives watched closely as a white SUV was loaded onto the back of a tow truck about 8am.

The car was driven away from the scene a short time later.

Police are appealing to witnesses or anyone with information to contact them.