Criminal Injury Compensation Amounts - How much can I claim?

Compensation Diagram

Under the criminal injury compensation scheme, you can claim for injuries as a result of a criminal act such as robbery, arson, poisoning, kidnap, domestic violence, assault, sexual assault, offenses of trespassing etc. These are just a few examples.

If you have been physically and/or mentally assaulted, or if you have witnessed any of these acts taking place which has had a psychological impact on you, you may be entitled to claim compensation under the criminal injury compensation scheme. It is not necessary for there to be a conviction of the offender or for the perpetrator of the assault to be identified as long as you cooperate with the Police.

Below are the compensation brackets for the most common types of criminal injury.

These are only guidelines and each particular claim for compensation will be valued depending upon its own particular facts and merits.

The severity of your injury and the degree to which it affects your life are two of a number of factors that will be taken into account:

Head Injury Claim

Minor Head Injury:

Brain injury, if any, minimal. Concussion/impairment of balance/headaches

Between £,1500 - £8,200

Minor Brain Injury

Symptoms lasting up to 6 months: up to £8,200
Moderate and medium term 2 years: up to £16,500
Significant and long lasting (more than 2 years): up to £22,000

Moderate Brain Injury

Some dependence on others, intellectual defect, personality change, ability to work reduced, some effect on the sense

Slight: Up to £27,000
Moderate : Up to £55,000
Significant: 82,000

Severe brain damage:

Severe physical limitation, significant effect on the sense with little insight and/or significant reduction in life expectancy. Little or no response to environment, little or no language function, double incontinence and need for full time/all day care and some night nursing care:

Up to £175,000

Mental Illness:

Up to £27,000

Face Injuries:

Up to £11,000

Ear Injuries:

Up to £19,000

Deafness:

Up to £44,000

Eye Injuries:

Up to £19,000

Loss of Vision:

Up to £55,000

Nose Injuries:

Up to £16,500

Damage to Teeth:

Up to £3,600

Arm or Hand Injury Claim

Arm Injuries:

Up to £11,000

Hand Injuries:

Up to £33,000

Loss of function of upper limb or hand Injuries:

Up to £110,000

Back Injury Claim

Back Injuries:

Up to £11,000

Leg or Foot Injury Claim

Leg or Foot Injuries:

Up to £11,000

Loss of function of lower limb or foot Injuries:

Up to £110,000

Other Injury Claim

Burn Injuries:

Up to £33,000

Scarring Injuries:

Up to £6,600

Scarring Injuries:

Up to £6,600

Sensory nerve damage Injuries:

Up to £8,200

Major Paralysis Injuries:

Up to £250,000

Serious Illness: (lasting more than 6 weeks)

Up to £22,000

Morderate Illness: (lasting more than 6 weeks)

Up to £8,200

Sexual Assault:

Up to £22,000

Sexual Assault of children:

Up to £33,000

SHIV / AIDS infection:

Up to £22,000