More than 55,000 cases of rape reported to police and less than 1,500 prosecutions leads to new calls to address "crisis" in the justice system

The vast majority (95%) of those who decided against reporting the matter to police said they did not do so because of the fear of being disbelieved.

The figures were based on nearly 500 women and men responding to a survey by the Victims' Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird, who said the results "reveal the extent of the crisis within our justice system".