Personal Insolvency Statistics for London Boroughs, Counts and Rates

Greater London Authority data on individual insolvencies in England and Wales, broken down by borough. The dataset includes counts and rates per 10,000 adults for bankruptcy orders, individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs), new debt relief orders, and breathing space registrations from May 2021. It is compiled by the Greater London Authority as a measure of Economic Fairness.

Use Cases

• Analyzing geographic disparities in personal insolvency based on borough-level rates.
• Tracking trends in debt relief mechanisms (IVAs, bankruptcy orders) over time.
• Assessing the impact of economic policies on financial distress using population-adjusted rates.
• Correlating insolvency rates with other borough-level socio-economic indicators.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple insolvency types (bankruptcy, IVAs, debt relief orders, breathing space).
• Provides both raw counts and population-adjusted rates per 10,000 adults aged 18+.
• Geographic classification is performed at the borough level for London.

Limitations

• Geographic assignment relies on postcode information provided by individuals, which may be inaccurate or incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Greater London Authority

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official insolvency and court records, using postcodes for geographic assignment.

Time Range

From May 2021 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-24 21:03:58.607352; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales, with borough-level breakdown for London.