MORE than 1,000 children told Thames Valley Police that they were sexually abused last year, statistics published by the Nspcc show.

A total of 1,264 calls were made during 2010/2011 - meaning that 3.46 children a day reported that they had been sexually abused.

Only the Metropolitan Police received more reports of abuse.

The charity, which obtained the figures through a freedom of information request, said that the national statistics shows more than a third of all sex crimes are committed against children.

Yet less than 10 per cent of reported abuse cases result in a conviction nationally.