How much can you claim?
We understand that you may want to know how much compensation
you could receive for your personal injury claim. However, the
amount of compensation awarded varies from case to case, depending
on the injuries, so we are not able to give an exact amount.
Please use our interactive guide below to see the typical
compensation claim awards received for different types of accident
and injury.
These amounts are accepted as the standard guidelines for
awarding compensation and you should be wary of any company that
promises you more than is shown here (source: Judicial Studies
Board Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal
Injury Cases, Tenth Edition).
Click on a body part for a guide to the compensation you
could receive…
| Injury |
Compensation |
| Brain Damage - Very Severe |
£185,000 to £265,000 |
Brain Damage - Moderately Severe |
£144,000 to £185,000 |
| Brain Damage - Moderate |
£28,250 to £144,000 |
| Brain Damage - Minor |
£10,000 to £28,250 |
| Damage to Hair - Severe damage to hair |
£4,800 to £7,250 |
| Damage to Hair - Less severe damage to hair |
£2,600 to £4,800 |
| Injury |
Compensation |
| Damage to Teeth Loss of or serious damage to several front teeth |
£5,750 to £7,500 |
| Damage to Teeth Loss of or serious damage to two front teeth |
£2,850 to £5,000 |
| Damage to Teeth Loss of or serious damage to one front tooth |
£1,450 to £2,600 |
| Damage to Teeth Loss of or damage to one front tooth |
£720 to £1,125 |
| Facial Disfigurement - Females Very severe scarring |
£31,750 to £64,000 |
| Facial Disfigurement - Females Less Severe Scarring |
£20,000 to £31,750 |
| Facial Disfigurement - Females Significant scarring |
£11,800 to £19,750 |
| Facial Disfigurement - Females Less Significant scarring |
£2,600 to £9,000 |
| Facial Disfigurement - Females Trivial scarring |
£1,125 to £2,300 |
| Facial Disfigurement - Males Very severe scarring |
£19,500 to £43,000 |
| Facial Disfigurement - Males Less severe scarring |
£11,800 to £19,750 |
| Facial Disfigurement - Males Significant scarring |
£6,000 to £11,800 |
| Facial Disfigurement - Males Less significant scarring |
£2,600 to £6,000 |
| Facial Disfigurement - Males Trivial scarring |
£1,125 to £2,300 |
| Fracture of Jaws - Very serious multiple fractures followed by Prolonged treatment and permanent consequences |
£20,000 to £30,000 |
| Fracture of Jaws - Serious fracture with permanent consequences |
£11,800 to £20,000 |
| Fracture of Jaws - Simple fracture requiring immobilisation |
£4,250 to £5,570 |
| Fractures of Cheekbones - Serious fractures requiring surgery |
£6,750 to £10,350 |
| Fractures of Cheekbones - Simple fracture of cheekbones for which some reconstructive surgery is necessary |
£2,850 to £4,250 |
| Fractures of Cheekbones - Simple fracture of cheekbone for which no Surgery is required |
£1,550 to £1,900 |
| Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex - Serious or multiple fractures |
£7,000 to £15,200 |
| Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex - Displaced Fracture where recovery complete but only after surgery |
£2,600 to £3,350 |
| Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex - Displaced Fracture requiring no more than manipulation |
£1,650 to £2,050 |
| Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex - Simple undisplaced fracture with full recovery |
£1,125 to £1,650 |
| Skeletal Injuries - Le Fort fractures of Frontal Facial Bones |
£15,500 to £24,100 |
| Skeletal Injuries - Multiple Fractures of Facial Bones |
£9,750 to £15,750 |
| Injury |
Compensation |
| Arm Injuries Severe |
£63,000 to £72,000 |
| Arm Injuries - Permanent and Substantial Disablement |
£25,750 to £39,300 |
| Arm Injuries - Less Severe |
£12,600 to £25,750 |
| Arm Injuries - Simple Fracture of Forearm |
£4,350 to £12,600 |
| Injuries to Elbow - Severe |
£25,750 to £36,000 |
| Injuries to Elbow - Less Severe |
£10,300 to £21,000 |
| Injuries to Elbow - Moderate or Minor |
up to £8,250 |
| Shoulder Injuries - Severe |
£12,600 to £31,500 |
| Shoulder Injuries - Serious |
£8,400 to £12,600 |
| Shoulder Injuries - Moderate |
£5,150 to £8,400 |
| Shoulder Injuries - Minor |
up to £2,850 |
| Shoulder Injuries - Fracture of Clavicle |
£3,400 to £8,000 |
| Wrist Injuries - Complete loss of function |
£31,300 to £39,300 |
| Wrist Injuries - Significant Permanent Disability |
£16,100 to £25,750 |
| Wrist Injuries - Less Severe |
£8,250 to £16,100 |
| Wrist Injuries - Uncomplicated Colles' Fracture |
in region of £4,850 |
| Wrist Injuries - Minor |
£2,300 to £3,125 |
| Injury |
Compensation |
| Hand Injuries - Serious |
£19,000 to £40,650 |
| Hand Injuries - Less Serious |
£9,500 to £19,000 |
| Hand Injuries - Moderate |
£4,100 to £8,700 |
| Hand Injuries - Minor |
£600 to £2,850 |
| Hand Injuries - Severe Fractures to Fingers |
up to £24,100 |
| Hand Injuries - Fracture of Index Finger |
£6,000 to £8,000 |
| Hand Injuries - Fracture of One Finger |
£2,000 to £3,125 |
| Hand Injuries - Serious Thumb Injury |
£8,250 to £11,000 |
| Hand Injuries - Minor Thumb Injury |
in region of £2,600 |
| Injury |
Compensation |
| Injuries to the Pelvis and Hips - Severe |
£25,750 to £86,000 |
| Injuries to the Pelvis and Hips - Moderate |
£17,500 to £25,750 |
| Injuries to the Pelvis and Hips - Limited Severity |
£8,250 to £17,500 |
| Injuries to the Pelvis and Hips - Minor |
up to £8,250 |
| Knee Injuries - Severe |
£17,500 to £63,000 |
| Knee Injuries - Moderate |
£9,500 to £17,500 |
| Leg Injuries - Amputations |
£60,000 to £185,000 |
| Leg Injuries - Severe |
£36,000 to £89,000 |
| Leg Injuries - Serious |
£25,750 to £36,000 |
| Leg Injuries - Moderate |
£18,250 to £25,750 |
| Leg Injuries - Less Serious |
£6,000 to £18,250 |
| Injury |
Compensation |
| Ankle Injuries Very Severe |
£32,750 to £45,750 |
| Ankle Injuries - Severe |
£20,500 to £32,750 |
| Ankle Injuries - Moderate |
£8,700 to £17,500 |
| Ankle Injuries - Minor |
up to £9,000 |
| Foot Injuries - Amputations |
£55,000 to £132,000 |
| Foot Injuries - Very Severe |
£55,000 to £72,000 |
| Foot Injuries - Severe |
£30,000 to £44,200 |
| Foot Injuries - Serious |
£16,400 to £25,750 |
| Foot Injuries - Moderate |
£9,000 to £16,400 |
| Foot Injuries - Minor |
up to £9,000 |
| Toe Injuries - Severe |
£9,000 to £12,600 |
| Toe Injuries - Serious |
£6,300 to £9,000 |
| Toe Injuries - Minor |
up to £6,300 |
| Injury |
Compensation |
| Epilepsy Grand Mal |
£66,000 - £98,500 |
| Epilepsy - Petit Mal |
£36,000 to £86,000 |
| Epilepsy - Other Epileptic Conditions |
£7,000 to £17,250 |
| Post traumatic stress disorder - Severe |
£40,000 to £66,000 |
| Post traumatic stress disorder - Moderate |
£5,400 to £15,250 |
| Post traumatic stress disorder - Minor |
£2,600 to £5,400 |
| Psychiatric Damage - Severe |
£36,000 |
| Psychiatric Damage - Moderate |
£3,875 to £12,500 |
| Psychiatric Damage - Minor |
£1,000 to £3875 |
| Injury |
Compensation |
| Deafness - Total deafness and loss of speech |
£72,000 to £92,000 |
| Deafness - Total deafness |
£59,500 to £72,000 |
| Deafness - Total loss of hearing in one ear |
£20,500 to £30,000 |
| Impairment of taste and smell - Total loss of taste and smell |
£25,750 |
| Impairment of taste and smell - Total loss of smell and significant loss of taste |
£21,600 to £25,750 |
| Impairment of taste and smell - Loss of smell |
£16,400 to £21,600 |
| Impairment of taste and smell - Loss of taste |
£12,600 to £16,400 |
| Injuries affecting sight - Total blindness and deafness |
£265,000 |
| Injuries affecting sight - Total blindness |
£175,000 |
| Injuries affecting sight - Loss of sight in one eye |
£32,250 to £36,000 |
| Injuries affecting sight - Total loss of one eye |
£36,000 to £43,000 |
| Injuries affecting sight - Minor eye injuries |
£2,600 to £5,750 |
| Partial hearing loss/Tinitus - Severe |
£19,500 to £30,000 |
| Partial hearing loss/Tinitus - Moderate |
£9,750 to £19,500 |
| Partial hearing loss/Tinitus - Mild tinnitus with some hearing loss |
£8,250 to £9,750 |
| Injury |
Compensation |
| Back Injuries - Severe |
£25,500 to £111,000 |
| Back Injuries - Moderate |
£8,250 to £25,500 |
| Back Injuries - Minor |
£5,150 to £8,250 |
| Neck Injuries - Severe |
£16,400 to £97,500 |
| Neck Injuries - Moderate |
£5,150 to £16,400 |
| Neck Injuries - Minor |
£875 to £5,150 |
| Injury |
Compensation |
| Scarring to Other Parts of the Body - Noticeable laceration scars or a single disfigurement Scar of leg(s), arm(s), hand(s) or back or chest |
£5,000 to £15,000 |
| Scarring to Other Parts of the Body - Operation and inevitable scar |
in the region of £5,700 |
| Injury |
Compensation |
| Paralysis Quadriplegia |
£212,500 to £265,000 |
| Paralysis Paraplegia |
£144,000 to £186,500 |
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