UK children who have seen worrying online content 2022, by nation

Published by
Stacy Jo Dixon,
Apr 7, 2025
According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom in 2022, 35 percent of children and teenagers aged between three and 17 in Northern Ireland and Wales said they had seen something worrying or nasty online. Overall, 32 percent of respondents in Scotland had encountered worrying online content, as well as 29 percent of kids and teens in England.

Children in the United Kingdom (UK) who have seen something worrying or nasty online in 2022, by nation

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Northern Ireland 35%
Wales 35%
Scotland 32%
England 29%
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March 2023

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2022

Age group

3-17 years

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