This refers to any sexual gesture that is unwanted and includes upskirting and voyeurism.
Experts say this can often serve as a gateway to more serious violent crimes.
Ex-police officer Wayne Couzens had committed indecent exposure before kidnapping Sarah Everard in Clapham and Killing her.
Detective Chief Superintendent Jamie Daniels, from the College of Policing, says such offences are ‘extremely underreported’.