If you’ve ever worried about your safety or have feared for the security of other women, you may already know that violence against women and girls is at epidemic levels. But, just how much of the UK is aware of this?

Shockingly, new research by domestic abuse charity Refuge has found that three-quarters of the UK is unaware of the true scale of domestic abuse in the country. According to its latest survey, just 26% of UK adults report knowing that one in four women will experience it in their lifetime.

3 in 4 adults are unaware of the true scale of domestic abuse in the UK, new research finds