The children’s charity found that 86,962 offences were recorded in 2022/23 by 43 police forces that responded to its Freedom of Information Act request.
This is down on the 87,808 offences recorded the previous year, which was based on information received from 41 forces.
Types of offences include rape, sexual assault, grooming and exploitations. The highest number of crimes are against children aged between 11 and 15.
The figures have been released amid a promotional campaign by the NSPCC to urge children’s professionals and the public with concerns about a child’s safety to contact its helpline.
Between April 2022 and March 2023, the charity’s helpline dealt with just under 40,000 calls. The main concerns raised were neglect, physical, sexual, domestic, and emotional abuse.
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