Children as young as eight were abused by Jimmy Savile, a report detailing 50 years of allegations has revealed.
The Met Police and NSPCC outlined offences at 13 hospitals, including Great Ormond Street in London and Wheatfields Hospice in Leeds.
Some 214 crimes were recorded across 28 police force areas, including 34 of rape or penetration, the report said.
The CPS apologised for its "shortcomings" in the Savile case, describing it as "a watershed moment".
Police said the victims' accounts painted a "compelling picture of widespread sexual abuse by a predatory sex offender," and Cdr Peter Spindler, who is leading the abuse probe, said Savile had "groomed the nation".
Downing Street said all the organisations concerned needed to properly investigate the latest "appalling" allegations.
"The prime minister's view of this is that it is absolutely right that every institution involved gets to the bottom of what has gone on," David Cameron's official spokesman said.
Historical abuseRevelations that Savile had sexually abused children prompted hundreds of other victims to come forward, including those who said they were attacked on BBC premises.
In response to the report, the BBC said it was "appalled" some of offences were committed on its premises, restating a "sincere apology to the victims of these crimes".
The former BBC presenter and Radio 1 DJ died aged 84 in October 2011, a year before the allegations emerged in an ITV documentary.
Friday's report, Giving Victims a Voice, set out what Scotland Yard and the NSPCC have discovered about Savile since they launched the inquiry - Operation Yewtree - three months ago.
The 30-page document expanded on allegations that Savile was a prolific sex offender whose abuse took place at a number of institutions identified by victims.
Its findings included:
- Savile offended at 13 hospitals, including Great Ormond Street, and one offence was recorded at Wheatfields Hospice in 1977
- His youngest victim was an eight-year-old boy, and the oldest was 47
- The earliest allegation is from 1955 in Manchester and the last from 2009
- Offences were carried out at the BBC between 1965 and 2006, including at the last Top of the Pops recording
- Peak offending took place between 1966 and 1976
- Some 73% of victims were under 18. Most were aged 13 to 16
- There is "no clear evidence" he operated in paedophile ring, although "whether he was part of an informal network" is still being investigated
The report also revealed 16 offences were committed at Leeds General Infirmary between 1965-1995 and 22 at Stoke Mandeville Hospital between 1965-88.
And one offence was committed at Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital, St James Leeds Hospital, High Royds Psychiatric Hospital, Dewsbury Hospital, Wycombe General Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital in 1971, Ashworth Hospital, Exeter Hospital, Royal Portsmouth Hospital, St Catherine's Hospital in Birkenhead, and Saxondale Mental Health.
The Crown Prosecution Service also published a review of a decision in 2009 not to charge Savile with sexual offences in relation to four complaints made to police in Surrey and Sussex.
It found there was "nothing to suggest" the decisions were "consciously influenced by any improper motive on the part of either the police or prosecutors".
- Operation Yewtree Scotland Yard criminal investigation into sexual abuse claims against Savile and others linked to the presenter
- BBC investigation led by former Sky News head Nick Pollard into management failures over the dropping of Newsnight report about Savile
- BBC investigation led by former Appeal Court judge Dame Janet Smith into corporation's culture and practices during Savile's career and current child protection and whistle-blowing policies
- BBC investigation led by Dinah Rose QC into handling of past sexual harassment claims
- Department of Health investigation into its own conduct in appointing Savile to lead a "taskforce" overseeing management of high security psychiatric hospital Broadmoor in 1988
- Director of Public Prosecutions review into decisions by the Crown Prosecution Service not to prosecute Savile in 2009
However, it said further action might have been possible had "police and prosecutors taken a different approach", adding the CPS prosecutor "did not probe... or seek to build a prosecution".
If those coming forward had "been told that she was not the only woman to have complained, they would probably have been prepared to give evidence".
Director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer apologised on behalf of the CPS. He said the report represented a "watershed moment" and pledged to enhance information sharing and provide prosecutors with additional training for the future.
The Department of Health said the Savile report showed the need to "learn lessons from his crimes" and the findings would feed into its own investigation.
Great Ormond Street Hospital called the report "extremely distressing".
It added the allegation relating to the hospital was "not reported at the time and therefore neither the police nor GOSH hold any records relating to the matter".
Wheatfields Hospice said it was "appalled and dismayed" to hear the allegations and its "thoughts are with the individual involved and their family at this difficult time, and we will of course fully support the police in their investigation."
Speaking on behalf of Broadmoor, West London Mental Health NHS Trust called the report "deeply distressing," saying it was reviewing "thousands of files and records" to help with the police investigation.
'Cathartic process'Kim Harrison, a lawyer representing about 50 victims, said the report was one of the first steps on the way to victims getting "some kind of justice".
In a statement, the Met described Savile as "a prolific, predatory sex offender," adding the scale of his abuse was believed to be "unprecedented in the UK".
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"It is believed Savile was able, through his celebrity status, to 'hide in plain sight' while abusing children and adults over six decades," said Cdr Peter Spindler.
"It paints a stark picture emphasising the tragic consequences of when vulnerability and power collide.
"Savile's offending footprint was vast, predatory and opportunistic. He cannot face justice today but we hope this report gives some comfort to his hundreds of victims, they have been listened to and taken seriously."
He also said lessons must be learned from the "shocking events".
Operation Yewtree has three strands - claims against Savile, claims against Savile and others, and claims against others.
The allegations against Savile prompted a series of investigations, including three at the BBC and another by the Department of Health into his role at Broadmoor.
A report by former Sky News chief Nick Pollard into the the dropping of a BBC Newsnight investigation into Savile's abuse said the decision was "flawed" and plunged the corporation into "chaos and confusion".
Savile was a BBC Radio 1 DJ as well as a presenter of Top Of The Pops and Jim'll Fix It on the BBC, and was knighted in 1990.
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