The survey of 1,000 parents with children under the age of 15 found that nearly half (49 per cent) say that a fear of strangers stops their children from playing outside.
Around 46 per cent of parents said traffic is a barrier to outdoor play, and almost a third highlighted a fear of accidents and injuries, while 17 per cent claimed that their children prefer to be indoors.
Parents were also asked whether they thought children had more, less or about the same amount of time to play freely as they did when they were young.
More than 43 per cent said they thought they had more time to play when they were children, and nearly 34 per cent said they had about the same amount of time.
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