Some 46 per cent of parents, foster parents and legal guardians surveyed by the charity said they think the risk of children being criminally exploited has increased in their locality since March last year when Covid-19 restrictions were first introduced.
Four in five of those asked said they are worried about their children being exploited to sell drugs close to where they live and the same proportion are concerned their children are being groomed online.
However, the survey of 2,000 parents and carers, revealed significant gaps in knowledge around child criminal exploitation (CCE).
When asked where they thought children were most at risk of being targeted by criminals, the most common answers were through social media, messaging apps and online gaming platforms.
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