Individual insolvency rate, England and Wales
Individual insolvencies in England and Wales in the 12 months to each month, per 10,000 adults, over ten years.
Insolvencies per 10,000 adults
28.0 per 10,000 adults
Sep 2026 · provisional
Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 11:51 UTCSource: The Insolvency Service. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data table
120 periods, newest first
| Period | Insolvencies per 10,000 adults |
|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 28.0 per 10,000 adults |
| Aug 2026 | 27.8 per 10,000 adults |
| Jul 2026 | 27.7 per 10,000 adults |
| Jun 2026 | 27.4 per 10,000 adults |
| May 2026 | 27.0 per 10,000 adults |
| Apr 2026 | 26.9 per 10,000 adults |
| Mar 2026 | 26.8 per 10,000 adults |
| Feb 2026 | 26.1 per 10,000 adults |
| Jan 2026 | 25.7 per 10,000 adults |
| Dec 2025 | 25.6 per 10,000 adults |
| Nov 2025 | 24.8 per 10,000 adults |
| Oct 2025 | 25.0 per 10,000 adults |
| Sep 2025 | 24.8 per 10,000 adults |
| Aug 2025 | 24.5 per 10,000 adults |
| Jul 2025 | 24.3 per 10,000 adults |
| Jun 2025 | 24.3 per 10,000 adults |
| May 2025 | 24.2 per 10,000 adults |
| Apr 2025 | 24.2 per 10,000 adults |
| Mar 2025 | 24.2 per 10,000 adults |
| Feb 2025 | 24.1 per 10,000 adults |
| Jan 2025 | 24.2 per 10,000 adults |
| Dec 2024 | 24.1 per 10,000 adults |
| Nov 2024 | 23.7 per 10,000 adults |
| Oct 2024 | 23.4 per 10,000 adults |
| Sep 2024 | 23.4 per 10,000 adults |
| Aug 2024 | 22.7 per 10,000 adults |
| Jul 2024 | 22.6 per 10,000 adults |
| Jun 2024 | 21.9 per 10,000 adults |
| May 2024 | 21.6 per 10,000 adults |
| Apr 2024 | 21.6 per 10,000 adults |
| Mar 2024 | 21.3 per 10,000 adults |
| Feb 2024 | 21.8 per 10,000 adults |
| Jan 2024 | 21.4 per 10,000 adults |
| Dec 2023 | 21.4 per 10,000 adults |
| Nov 2023 | 21.7 per 10,000 adults |
| Oct 2023 | 22.2 per 10,000 adults |
| Sep 2023 | 22.4 per 10,000 adults |
| Aug 2023 | 23.0 per 10,000 adults |
| Jul 2023 | 23.2 per 10,000 adults |
| Jun 2023 | 23.4 per 10,000 adults |
| May 2023 | 23.9 per 10,000 adults |
| Apr 2023 | 24.1 per 10,000 adults |
| Mar 2023 | 24.3 per 10,000 adults |
| Feb 2023 | 24.3 per 10,000 adults |
| Jan 2023 | 24.7 per 10,000 adults |
| Dec 2022 | 24.9 per 10,000 adults |
| Nov 2022 | 24.9 per 10,000 adults |
| Oct 2022 | 24.7 per 10,000 adults |
| Sep 2022 | 24.6 per 10,000 adults |
| Aug 2022 | 24.6 per 10,000 adults |
| Jul 2022 | 24.5 per 10,000 adults |
| Jun 2022 | 24.5 per 10,000 adults |
| May 2022 | 24.4 per 10,000 adults |
| Apr 2022 | 24.0 per 10,000 adults |
| Mar 2022 | 24.0 per 10,000 adults |
| Feb 2022 | 23.9 per 10,000 adults |
| Jan 2022 | 23.3 per 10,000 adults |
| Dec 2021 | 23.3 per 10,000 adults |
| Nov 2021 | 23.5 per 10,000 adults |
| Oct 2021 | 23.5 per 10,000 adults |
| Sep 2021 | 24.0 per 10,000 adults |
| Aug 2021 | 23.5 per 10,000 adults |
| Jul 2021 | 22.9 per 10,000 adults |
| Jun 2021 | 22.6 per 10,000 adults |
| May 2021 | 22.3 per 10,000 adults |
| Apr 2021 | 23.4 per 10,000 adults |
| Mar 2021 | 23.5 per 10,000 adults |
| Feb 2021 | 22.9 per 10,000 adults |
| Jan 2021 | 23.3 per 10,000 adults |
| Dec 2020 | 23.7 per 10,000 adults |
| Nov 2020 | 23.5 per 10,000 adults |
| Oct 2020 | 23.5 per 10,000 adults |
| Sep 2020 | 23.1 per 10,000 adults |
| Aug 2020 | 24.2 per 10,000 adults |
| Jul 2020 | 24.7 per 10,000 adults |
| Jun 2020 | 25.8 per 10,000 adults |
| May 2020 | 26.1 per 10,000 adults |
| Apr 2020 | 25.5 per 10,000 adults |
| Mar 2020 | 25.3 per 10,000 adults |
| Feb 2020 | 26.3 per 10,000 adults |
| Jan 2020 | 26.2 per 10,000 adults |
| Dec 2019 | 26.0 per 10,000 adults |
| Nov 2019 | 26.1 per 10,000 adults |
| Oct 2019 | 26.9 per 10,000 adults |
| Sep 2019 | 27.2 per 10,000 adults |
| Aug 2019 | 26.2 per 10,000 adults |
| Jul 2019 | 26.3 per 10,000 adults |
| Jun 2019 | 25.9 per 10,000 adults |
| May 2019 | 25.7 per 10,000 adults |
| Apr 2019 | 25.4 per 10,000 adults |
| Mar 2019 | 25.5 per 10,000 adults |
| Feb 2019 | 25.1 per 10,000 adults |
| Jan 2019 | 24.9 per 10,000 adults |
| Dec 2018 | 24.7 per 10,000 adults |
| Nov 2018 | 24.4 per 10,000 adults |
| Oct 2018 | 23.7 per 10,000 adults |
| Sep 2018 | 22.9 per 10,000 adults |
| Aug 2018 | 23.2 per 10,000 adults |
| Jul 2018 | 23.2 per 10,000 adults |
| Jun 2018 | 23.1 per 10,000 adults |
| May 2018 | 22.9 per 10,000 adults |
| Apr 2018 | 22.5 per 10,000 adults |
| Mar 2018 | 21.8 per 10,000 adults |
| Feb 2018 | 21.6 per 10,000 adults |
| Jan 2018 | 21.6 per 10,000 adults |
| Dec 2017 | 21.4 per 10,000 adults |
| Nov 2017 | 21.1 per 10,000 adults |
| Oct 2017 | 20.9 per 10,000 adults |
| Sep 2017 | 20.9 per 10,000 adults |
| Aug 2017 | 20.9 per 10,000 adults |
| Jul 2017 | 20.7 per 10,000 adults |
| Jun 2017 | 20.4 per 10,000 adults |
| May 2017 | 20.4 per 10,000 adults |
| Apr 2017 | 20.3 per 10,000 adults |
| Mar 2017 | 20.5 per 10,000 adults |
| Feb 2017 | 20.1 per 10,000 adults |
| Jan 2017 | 19.9 per 10,000 adults |
| Dec 2016 | 19.6 per 10,000 adults |
| Nov 2016 | 19.6 per 10,000 adults |
| Oct 2016 | 19.5 per 10,000 adults |
Source and licence
- Publisher
- The Insolvency Service
- Check it yourself
- https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/individual-insolvency-statistics-releases
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Retrieved
- 28 October 2026, 11:50 UTC
- Raw files fetched
- https://www.gov.uk/api/content/government/statistics/individual-insolvencies-september-2026SHA-256 bf62b88f4793f704c9a8be4b7781e0603da0495a4fed320a1e0e097a667a025e · 20,793 bytes
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ad6296ea89985bb970268f4/Long-Run_Series_in_CSV_Format_-_Individual_Insolvency_Statistics_September_2026.csvSHA-256 d5a1a7db39766684445c3c906479be78a4c31799a66334e3da0921d425a7aa4d · 47,690 bytes
Verification
Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 11:51 UTC Run at 28 October 2026, 11:51 UTC; 120 of 120 figures matched the live source.
| Result | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | Provenance recorded | The Insolvency Service; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-28T11:50:13Z; 2 raw file(s) |
| Pass | Raw files match recorded SHA-256 | 2 of 2 files intact |
| Pass | Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures | 120 of 120 figures and the headline reproduced |
| Pass | Figures are finite numbers | 120 figures, 0 invalid |
| Pass | Live source matches every figure | 120 of 120 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches |
| Pass | GOV.UK table is current | latest period 2026-09 ended 28 days before retrieval (limit 75), from Long-Run Series in CSV Format - Individual Insolvency Statistics September 2026 |
| Pass | The release's xlsx tables agree | 45 of 45 figures match Table_2 of https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ad6349e0f7b53973e02693f/Data_Tables_in_Excel__xlsx__Format_-_Individual_Insolvency_Statistics_September_2026.xlsx (monthly rows from 2023-01) |
| Pass | Source page answers | https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/individual-insolvency-statistics-releases – HTTP 200 |
Notes
- A rolling 12-month rate over the adult population from ONS estimates. Figures are provisional and revised as late registrations arrive.