One in nine teenagers in England and Wales asked to handle drugs, weapons or money

Of the 11,000 children aged 13 to 17 who answered the survey, 2.4% said they had been a member of a gang in the past year. Photograph: Paul Baldesare/Alamy

One in nine teenagers have been approached by criminals to sell, move or store drugs, weapons or money, research reveals.

More than a quarter of those approached accepted the offer, representing about 120,000 teenagers across England and Wales, according to the results of a survey by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF), an anti-youth violence charity.