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Court judgment statistics in the United Kingdom 2026

Last updated November 2026 · Data to 1 January 2025 · United Kingdom

Court judgment figures for the United Kingdom, from Registry Trust.

789,187

Consumer judgments dated 2021

There were 789,187 consumer judgments dated 2021 on the Register for the United Kingdom.

Source: Registry Trust 2021 CCJ Regional Data, Consumer, Registry Trust, 2021

Records by date (year) of judgment, from the Registry Trust regional data file for that year, held on the Register when the file was produced. Scottish and Northern Irish records in these files are few and are not comparable with England and Wales.

585,012

Consumer judgments dated 2020

There were 585,012 consumer judgments dated 2020 on the Register for the United Kingdom.

Source: Registry Trust 2020 CCJ Regional Data, Consumer, Registry Trust, 2020

Records by date (year) of judgment, from the Registry Trust regional data file for that year, held on the Register when the file was produced. Scottish and Northern Irish records in these files are few and are not comparable with England and Wales.

1,105,193

Consumer judgments dated 2019

There were 1,105,193 consumer judgments dated 2019 on the Register for the United Kingdom.

Source: Registry Trust 2019 CCJ Regional Data, Consumer, Registry Trust, 2019

Records by date (year) of judgment, from the Registry Trust regional data file for that year, held on the Register when the file was produced. Scottish and Northern Irish records in these files are few and are not comparable with England and Wales.

£1,269.7m

Judgments dated, total value 2021

Consumer judgments dated 2021 on the Register for the United Kingdom had a total value of £1,269,743,191.

Source: Registry Trust 2021 CCJ Regional Data, Consumer, Registry Trust, 2021

Records by date (year) of judgment, from the Registry Trust regional data file for that year, held on the Register when the file was produced. Scottish and Northern Irish records in these files are few and are not comparable with England and Wales.

£1,105.4m

Judgments dated, total value 2020

Consumer judgments dated 2020 on the Register for the United Kingdom had a total value of £1,105,350,737.

Source: Registry Trust 2020 CCJ Regional Data, Consumer, Registry Trust, 2020

Records by date (year) of judgment, from the Registry Trust regional data file for that year, held on the Register when the file was produced. Scottish and Northern Irish records in these files are few and are not comparable with England and Wales.

£1,661.5m

Judgments dated, total value 2019

Consumer judgments dated 2019 on the Register for the United Kingdom had a total value of £1,661,482,852.

Source: Registry Trust 2019 CCJ Regional Data, Consumer, Registry Trust, 2019

Records by date (year) of judgment, from the Registry Trust regional data file for that year, held on the Register when the file was produced. Scottish and Northern Irish records in these files are few and are not comparable with England and Wales.

Key points

There were 94 consumer judgments on the Register per 1,000 adults in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2025. There were 4,932,718 consumer judgments on the Register for the United Kingdom on 1 January 2025. There were 789,187 consumer judgments dated 2021 on the Register for the United Kingdom.

Frequently asked questions

How many consumer judgments per 1,000 adults were on the Register in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2025?

There were 94 consumer judgments on the Register per 1,000 adults in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2025.

How many consumer judgments were on the Register for the United Kingdom on 1 January 2025?

There were 4,932,718 consumer judgments on the Register for the United Kingdom on 1 January 2025.

How many consumer judgments dated 2021 were on the Register for the United Kingdom?

There were 789,187 consumer judgments dated 2021 on the Register for the United Kingdom.