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Insolvency Service Official Statistics


Insolvency Statistics: A National Statistics Publication

Headline Official Statistics showing numbers of corporate and individual insolvencies in England & Wales. Also included are industrial breakdowns of business insolvencies and insolvency numbers in Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as some longer historic series. 

For the latest (Fourth Quarter) Insolvency Statistics release please click here.

Individual insolvencies by region

Bankruptcy Orders, Debt Relief Orders and Individual Voluntary Arrangements in England & Wales, broken down by Government Office Region, County, Unitary Authority and County District. The rate per 10,000 adult population is also shown, as are Total Individual Insolvencies by region and maps for Government Office Region.

To view the tables, please click here 

Individual voluntary arrangement outcome statistics

Statistics showing the number and percentage of Individual Voluntary Arrangements that have been registered in each year since 1987, that have since completed, failed or are still ongoing.

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A consultation on Insolvency Service official statistics

The Insolvency Service Statistics Team has carried out a user engagement consultation on all the statistics published here. For more information please click here 

More information about the Insolvency Service official statistics For more information about the statistics on this page, including information about our statistical policies and procedures, please click here

Contact Details

Media Enquiries:
Insolvency Service Press Office:

Tel: +44 (0)20 7596 6187
Fax: +44 (0)20 7291 6731

Non Media Enquiries
Policy Directorate : Statistics

Greg Haigh +44 (0)207 637 6504

greg.haigh@insolvency.gsi.gov.uk