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Court judgment statistics in England and Wales 2026

Last updated November 2026 · Data to Q3 2025 · England and Wales

Court judgment figures for England and Wales, from Registry Trust.

279,045

New consumer judgments Q3 2025

There were 279,045 new consumer judgments registered in England and Wales in Quarter 3 2025.

Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 15, Registry Trust, Q3 2025

Judgments registered in the calendar quarter. Quarter 1 is January to March.

38%

Unsatisfied judgments under £500

38% of unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales were for amounts below £500 at 1 October 2025.

Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 3, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025

The same page gives 4.1 million unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales, of which 1.6 million are below £500.

13%

Unsatisfied judgments over £3,000

13% of unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales were for amounts greater than £3,000 at 1 October 2025.

Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 16, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025

Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025 that are marked unsatisfied. The Register holds judgments for six years.

63%

Value share, judgments over £3,000

63% of the value of unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales was in judgments for amounts greater than £3,000 at 1 October 2025.

Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 16, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025

Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025 that are marked unsatisfied. The Register holds judgments for six years.

26%

Commercial judgments over £3,000

26% of unsatisfied commercial judgments in England and Wales were for amounts greater than £3,000 at 1 October 2025.

Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 18, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025

Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025 that are marked unsatisfied. The Register holds judgments for six years.

4,659,210

Consumer judgments on register

There were 4,659,210 consumer judgments on the Register for England and Wales at 1 October 2025.

Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 12, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025

Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025. The Register holds judgments for six years. The consumer plus commercial figures add to the jurisdiction total, and the unsatisfied plus satisfied counts on the value pages add to the consumer and commercial figures.

£756

Median unsatisfied judgment

The median value of unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales was £756 at 1 October 2025.

Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 16, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025

Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025 that are marked unsatisfied. The Register holds judgments for six years.

£277

Most common judgment amount

The most frequent amount among unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales was £277, shared by 44,675 judgments, at 1 October 2025.

Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 16, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025

Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025 that are marked unsatisfied. The Register holds judgments for six years.

£5,200m

Value of judgments over £3,000

Unsatisfied consumer judgments for amounts greater than £3,000 in England and Wales added up to £5.2 billion at 1 October 2025.

Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 16, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025

Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025 that are marked unsatisfied. The Register holds judgments for six years.

589,408

Commercial judgments on register

There were 589,408 commercial judgments on the Register for England and Wales at 1 October 2025.

Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 12, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025

Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025. The Register holds judgments for six years. The consumer plus commercial figures add to the jurisdiction total, and the unsatisfied plus satisfied counts on the value pages add to the consumer and commercial figures.

37,638

New commercial judgments

There were 37,638 new commercial judgments registered in England and Wales in Quarter 3 2025.

Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 17, Registry Trust, Q3 2025

Judgments registered in the calendar quarter. Quarter 1 is January to March.

£1,050

Median commercial judgment

The median value of unsatisfied commercial judgments in England and Wales was £1,050 at 1 October 2025.

Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 18, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025

Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025 that are marked unsatisfied. The Register holds judgments for six years.

5,248,618

All judgments on register

There were 5,248,618 judgments on the Register for England and Wales at 1 October 2025.

Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 12, Registry Trust, 30 September 2025

Judgments on the Register at 1 October 2025. The Register holds judgments for six years. The consumer plus commercial figures add to the jurisdiction total, and the unsatisfied plus satisfied counts on the value pages add to the consumer and commercial figures.

754,259

New consumer judgments 2022

There were 754,259 new consumer judgments registered in England and Wales in 2022.

Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 15, Registry Trust, 2022

Calendar year. A new judgment is one recorded in the Register for the first time in the period, counted by the date it was entered on the Register, not the court's judgment date. Data observed on 1 October 2025. Earlier years are revised in each statistics book, so they can differ from the same year in earlier editions.

1,142,195

New consumer judgments 2019

There were 1,142,195 new consumer judgments registered in England and Wales in 2019.

Source: Registry Trust Statistics Book Q3 2025, page 15, Registry Trust, 2019

Calendar year. A new judgment is one recorded in the Register for the first time in the period, counted by the date it was entered on the Register, not the court's judgment date. Data observed on 1 October 2025. Earlier years are revised in each statistics book, so they can differ from the same year in earlier editions.

Key points

There were 279,045 new consumer judgments registered in England and Wales in Quarter 3 2025. 38% of unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales were for amounts below £500 at 1 October 2025. 13% of unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales were for amounts greater than £3,000 at 1 October 2025.

Frequently asked questions

How many new consumer judgments were registered in England and Wales in Q3 2025?

There were 279,045 new consumer judgments registered in England and Wales in Quarter 3 2025.

What share of unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales were for amounts below £500 at 1 October 2025?

38% of unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales were for amounts below £500 at 1 October 2025.

What share of unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales were for amounts greater than £3,000 at 1 October 2025?

13% of unsatisfied consumer judgments in England and Wales were for amounts greater than £3,000 at 1 October 2025.