According to the charity helpline's 2013/14 annual report published today, there was a 168 per cent increase in calls about online sexual abuse over that period. Of these calls, three quarters were with 12- to 15-year-olds and there was an even split between boys and girls.
There was also a 145 per cent increase in young people calling about online pornography.
Of the 300,000 calls made by children and young people over the 12-month period, a total of 11,095 were about online abuse and online safety. Childline also saw an 87 per cent increase in the number of counselling sessions provided about online bullying.
But while the volume of calls related to online issues is rising the charity has seen an 18 per cent fall in calls about physical abuse compared with 2012/13.
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