The Children's Society survey of 3,000 10- to 17 year-olds found that just under four out of 10 (38 per cent) were worried about being the victim of crime or anti-social behaviour.
If applied across the UK population this would equate to 2.2 million teenagers living in fear of crime, the charity said.
The crime that boys most fear is being assaulted, which was cited by 25 per cent, compared with 19 per cent of girls. Meanwhile, the biggest fear for girls was being followed by a stranger. This was cited by 34 per cent of girls and 19 per cent of boys.
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