The Metropolitan Police announced that would take the "national lead" in assessing the allegations.
The landmark investigation has put further pressure on the BBC, who Savile worked closely with throughout this career, to reveal whether some of the incidents took place on its premises.
The corporation, which initially reacted angrily to the allegations that it had turned a blind eye to the abuse, has now offered its full support to detectives.
A BBC spokesman said: "A number of serious and disturbing allegations have been made over the past few days about the sexual abuse of teenage girls by Jimmy Savile.
"Some of these allegations relate to activity on BBC premises in the 1960s and 70s.
"We are horrified by allegations that anything of this sort could have happened at the BBC - or have been carried out by anyone working for the BBC.
"We have asked the BBC investigations unit to make direct contact with all the police forces in receipt of allegations and offer to help them."
A statue of Savile has been removed from outside the Scotstoun Leisure Centre in Glasgow because it overlooked the children's swimming pool. It had stood on the site since 1993 in honour of Savile's charity work.
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