Personal injury compensation guide – how much is your claim worth?
These personal injury compensation amounts are GUIDELINES only, and relate solely to the INJURY aspect of a claim. In addition, you may also be able to claim for your loss of earnings, medical treatment, care and services, post traumatic stress and any other disorders that are as a result of your accident. We have acted for clients who have received much, much more than the personal injury compensation amounts quoted below, in some cases reaching seven figure settlements.
Personal injury compensation for paralysis
Quadriplegia: £206,750 to £257,750
The top of the bracket will be appropriate only where there is significant effect on senses or ability to communicate. It will also often involve significant brain damage.
Paraplegia: £140,000 to £181,500
The presence of increasing paralysis or the degree of risk that this will occur, for example, from syringomyelia, might take the case above this bracket.
The latter might be the subject of a provisional damages order.
Brain Damage and Traumatic Brain Injury compensation
Very Severe Brain Damage: £180,000 to £257,750
Moderately Severe Brain Injury: £140,000 to £180,000
Moderate Brain Injury: Cases in which there is moderate to severe intellectual deficit, a personality change, an effect on sight, speech and senses with a significant risk of epilepsy and no prospect of employment: £96,000 to £140,000
Cases in which there is a moderate to modest intellectual deficit, the ability to work is greatly reduced if not removed and there is some risk of epilepsy: £58,000 to £96,000
Cases in which concentration and memory are affected, the ability to work is reduced, where there is a small risk of epilepsy and any dependence on others is very limited: £27,500 to £58,000
Minor Brain Damage: £9,875 to £27,500
Minor Head Injury: £1,400 to £8,100
Epilepsy
Established Grand Mal: £64,250 to £96,000
Established Petit Mal: £35,000 to £83,750
Other Epileptic Conditions: £6,750 to £16,750
Psychiatric Damage
Severe Psychiatric Damage: £35,000 to £74,000
Moderately Severe: £12,250 to £35,000
Moderate: £3,750 to £12, 250
Minor: £1,000 to £3,750
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Severe: £40,000 to £64,250
Moderately Severe: £14,825 to £37,000
Moderate: £5,250 to £14,825
Minor: £2,500 to £5,250
Chronic Pain
Severe Chronic Pain Syndrome: £26,750 to £40,750
Moderate Chronic Pain Syndrome: £6,975 to £21,000
Fibromyalgia: £21,750 to £40,750
Severe Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: £32,500 to £64,250
Moderate Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: £16,250 to £24,500
Somatoform Disorder: In the region of £29,000
Injuries affecting Sight
Total Blindness and Deafness: In the region of £255,000
Total Blindness compensation: In the region of £172,500
Loss of Sight in One Eye with Reduced Vision in the Remaining Eye: £40,750 to £115,000
Total Loss of one eye: £35,000 to £42,000
Complete Loss of Sight in One Eye: £31,500 to £35,000
Serious but incomplete loss of vision in one eye: £15,250 to £25,000
Minor but permanent impairment of vision in one eye: £8,000 to £13,375
Minor Eye Injuries: £2,500 to £5,600
Transient Eye Injuries: £1,400 to £2,500
Deafness compensation
Total Deafness and Loss of Speech: £70,000 to £90,000
Total Deafness: £58,000 to £70,000
Total Loss of Hearing in One Ear: £20,000 to £29,000
Partial Hearing Loss/Tinnitus: £4,750 to £19,000
Impairment of Taste and Smell
Total Loss of Taste and Smell – In the region of: £25,000
Total Loss of Smell and Significant Loss of Taste: £21,000 to £25,000
Loss of Smell: £16,000 to £21,000
Loss of Taste: £12,250 to £16,000
Chest Injuries
(a) Total removal of one lung and/or serious heart damage with serious and prolonged pain and suffering and permanent significant scarring: £64,250 to £96,000
(b) Traumatic injury to chest, lung(s) and/or heart causing permanent damage, impairment of function, physical disability and reduction of life expectancy: £42,000 to £64,250
(c) Damage to chest and lung(s) causing some continuing disability: £20,000 to £35,000
(d) A relatively simple injury (such as a single penetrating wound) causing some permanent damage to tissue but with no significant long term effect on lung function: £8,000 to £11,500
(e) Toxic fume/smoke inhalation, leaving some residual damage, not serious enough to interfere permanently with lung function: £3,450 to £8,000
(f) Injuries leading to collapsed lungs from which a full and uncomplicated recovery is made: £1,400 to £3,450
(g) Fractures of ribs or soft tissue injuries causing serious pain and disability over a period of weeks only: Up to £2,500
Lung Disease
(a) For a young person with serious disability where there is a probability of progressive worsening leading to premature death: £64,250 to £86,500
(b) Lung cancer, causing severe pain and impairment both of function and of quality of life: £50,000 to £64,250
(c) Disease: £35,000 to £50,000
(d) Breathing difficulties, requiring fairly frequent use of an inhaler; where there is inability to tolerate a smoky environment and an uncertain prognosis but already significant effect on social and working life: £20,000 to £35,000
(e) Bronchitis and wheezing not causing serious symptoms; little or no serious or permanent effect on working or social life; varying levels of anxiety about the future: £13,250 to £20,000
(f) Some slight breathlessness with no effect on working life and the likelihood of substantial and permanent recovery within a few years of the exposure to the cause or the aggravation of an existing condition: £6,750 to £13,250
(g) Least serious cases where the provisional award excludes any risk of malignancy: £3,450 to £6,750
(h) Temporary aggravation of bronchitis or other chest problems resolving within a very few months: £1,400 to £3,450
Reproductive System
Male: £95 to £90,000
Female: £4,250 to £108,000
Neck Injuries
Severe: £16,000 to £95,000
Moderate: £5000 to £16,000
Minor: £850 to £2750
Whiplash injury claims are among the most common cases in the UK, falling into the minor category.
Back Injuries
Severe: £24,750 to £108,000
Moderate: £8,000 to £24,750
Minor: Up to £8000
For spinal injury compensation amounts involving paralysis, see above.
Shoulder Injuries
Severe: £12,250 to £30,750
Serious: £8,100 to £12,250
Moderate: £5,000 to £8,100
Minor in less than two years: £2,750 to £5,000
Minor within a year: up to £2,750
Fracture of Clavicle: £3,250 to £7,750
Injuries to the Pelvis and Hips
Severe: £50,000 to £83,500
Injuries a little less severe: £25,000 to £50,000
Moderate: £17,000 to £25,000
Injuries of Limited Severity: £8,000 to £17,000
Lesser Injuries: up to £2,500 to £8,000
Arm Injury Compensation
Loss of both Arms: £154,000 to £191,500
Loss of One Arm: £61,500 to £87,500
Severe Injuries: £61,500 to £83,500
Injuries resulting in Permanent and Substantial Disablement: £25,000 to £38,250
Less Severe Injury: £12,250 to £25,000
Simple Fractures of the Forearm: £4,250 to £12,250
Injuries to the Elbow
A Severely Disabling Injury: £25,000 to £35,000
Less Severe Injuries: £10,000 to £20,500
Moderate or Minor Injury: Up to £8,000
Wrist Injuries: £2,250 to £38,250
Hand Injury Compensation
Total or Effective Loss of Both Hands: £90,000 to £129,000
Serious Damage to Both Hands: £35,000 to £54,000
Total or Effective Loss of One Hand: £61,500 to £70,000
Amputation of Index and Middle and/or Ring Fingers: £9,500 to £58,000
Serious Hand Injuries: £18,500 to £39,500
Less Serious Hand Injury: £9,250 to £18,500
Moderate Hand Injury: £4,000 to £8,500
Minor Hand Injuries: £600 to £2,750
Severe Fractures to Fingers: Up to £23,500
Total Loss of Index Finger: In the region of £12,000
Partial Loss of Index Finger: £7,750 to £12,000
Fracture of Index Finger: £5,850 to £7,750
Total Loss of Middle Finger: In the region of £10,000
Serious Injury to Ring or Middle Fingers: £9,500 to £10,500
Loss of the Terminal Phalanx of the Ring or Middle Fingers: £2,500 to £5,000
Amputation of Little Finger: £5,500 to £7,750
Loss of Part of the Little Finger: £2,500 to £3,750
Amputation of Ring and Little Fingers: In the region of £14,000
Amputation of the Terminal Phalanges of the Index and Middle Fingers: In the region of £16,000
Fracture of One Finger: £1,900 to £3,000
Loss of Thumb: £22,750 to £35,000
Very Serious Injury to Thumb: £12,500 to £22,500
Serious Injury to the Thumb: £8,000 to £10,750
Moderate Injuries to the Thumb: £6,150 to £8,000
Leg Injury Compensation
Total Loss of Both Legs: £154,000 to £180,000
Below-knee Amputation of Both Legs: £128,500 to £172,500
Above-knee Amputation of One Leg: £61,500 to £90,000
Below-knee Amputation of One Leg: £58,500 to £83,500
Severe Leg Injuries The Most Serious Injuries Short of Amputation: £61,500 to £86,500
Very Serious: £35,000 to £54,000
Serious: £25,000 to £35,000
Moderate: £17,750 to £25,000
Less Serious Leg Injuries Fractures from which an Incomplete Recovery is Made: £11,500 to £17,750
Simple Fracture of a Femur with No Damage to Articular Surfaces: £5,750 to £9,000
Simple Fractures and Soft Tissue Injuries: Up to £5,750
Knee Injury Compensation
Severe: £17,000 to £61,500
Moderate: Up to £17,750
Ankle Injuries
Very Severe: £32,000 to £44,500
Severe: £20,000 to £32,000
Moderate: £8,500 to £17,000
Modest Injuries: Up to £8,750
Foot Injury Compensation
Amputation of Both Feet: £108,000 to £128,500
Amputation of One Foot: £53,500 to £70,000
Very Severe: £53,500 to £70,000
Severe: £29,250 to £43,000
Serious: £16,000 to £25,000
Moderate: £8,750 to £16,000
Skeletal Injuries
Le Fort Fractures of Frontal Facial Bones: £15,250 to £23,500
Multiple Fractures of Facial Bones: £9,500 to £15,250
Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex: £1,100 to £14,750
Fractures of Cheekbones: £1,500 to £10,100
Fractures of Jaws: £4,100 to £29,000
Facial Scarring Compensation
Females
Very Severe Scarring: £31,000 to £62,000
Less Severe Scarring: £19,250 to £31,000
Significant Scarring: £11,500 to £19,250
Less Significant Scarring: £2,500 to £8,750
Trivial Scarring: £1,100 to £2,200
Males
Very Severe Scarring: £19,000 to £42,000
Less Severe Scarring: £11,500 to £19,000
Significant Scarring: £5,850 to £11,500
Less Significant Scarring: £2,500 to £5,850
Trivial Scarring: £2,500 to £5,850
To learn more about how much personal injury compensation you could be entitled to claim, contact our specialist solicitors today on 0800 652 9515. We will strive to get you the maximum compensation you deserve, to bring you peace of mind following the trauma of an accident or injury.