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Compensation Calculator
Hattons Solicitors personal injury compensation calculator provides estimated amounts of compensation that could be given, according to the part of the body that is injured.*
Any injury should be treated carefully to enable a full recovery. Recovery of an injury can take a long time and keep you out of work and unable to enjoy life to the same extent for a while or permanently.
If you think you may have a claim, why not use our compensation calculator to see how much compensation you could be entitled to?
Compensation Calculator - Instructions
Simply scroll down this page and click on the compensation calculator on the part of the body which is injured, and you will get a list of injuries and typical amounts of compensation that can be given for these injuries.
To find out more about making a claim and the potential compensation you could be entitled to, fill in the Claim Now form to the right of this screen.
Alternatively call our local team FREE on 0800 298 9690 for no obligation advice on whether you can make a claim.
*The compensation calculator is only an estimation of compensation amounts and is no way a guarantee of the amount of compensation that you will receive.
Head Injury
Minor Head Injury: £1,450.00 - £8,400.00
Minor Brain Damage: £10,000.00 - £28,250.00
Moderate Brain Damage: £28,250.00 - £144,000.00
Moderately Severe Brain Injury - £144,000.00 - £185,000.00
Very Severe Brain Damage: £185,000.00 - £265,000.00
Please note these figures are estimates of what is commonly awarded for similar head injuries.
Other related injuries:
Senses
Injuries Affecting Sight
Minor eye injuries such as being struck in the eye or being splashed by liquids: £2,600 to £5,750
The total loss of one eye: £36,000 to £43,000
The most devastating injuries such as total blindness and deafness: £265,000 approx
Deafness
Most cases will fall into the category of Partial Hearing Loss/Tinnitus and the awards here can vary dramatically from £4,850 to £30,000 depending on the severityThe total loss of hearing in one ear: £20,500 to £30,000
Impairment of Taste and Smell
Loss of smell: £16,400 to £21,600 and loss of taste: £12,600 to £16,400. The total loss of both taste and smell: £25,750 approx
*Please note these figures are estimates of what is commonly awarded for similar injury to the sensesHand Injury
Serious injury resulting in extensive damage rendering both hands useless £92,000 - £132,000
Serious injury to both hands giving rise to permanent cosmetic disability and loss of function £36,000 - £55,500
Total effective loss of one hand, such as amputation of the hand: £63,000 - £72,000
Amputation if index and middle and/or ring fingers: £40,650 - £59,500
Serious hand injuries where function has reduced by about 50%: £19,000 - £40,650
Less serious hand injury such as a severe crush injury resulting in significantly impaired function: £9,500 - £19,000
Moderate hand injury such as crush injury or penetrating wounds: £4,100 - £8,700
Minor hand injury such as crush injury, soft tissue injury where full recovery is within a few months £600 - £2,850
Please note these figures are estimates of what is commonly awarded for similar hand injuries.
Other related hand injuries:
Neck Injury
Minor whiplash Injury - £875 .00 - £2,850.00. This level of award will be appropriate where full recovery takes place between a few weeks and a year.
Other Minor Whiplash Injury - : £2,850.00 - £5,150.00. This level of award will be appropriate where full recovery takes place within about 2 years.
Moderate whiplash Injury: £5,150.00 - £9,000.00
Other Moderate Whiplash Injuries: -£9,000.00 - £16,400.00
Severe whiplash injury: £16,400.00 - £97,500.00
* Please note these figures are estimates of what is commonly awarded for similar injuries.
Chest Injury
Fractured ribs or soft tissue injuries causing serious pain and disability for a period of weeks up to £2,600
Injuries leading to collapsed lungs with full recovery £1,450 - £3,500
A single penetrating wound causing some permanent damage to tissue but no significant long term effect on lung function £8,250 - £11,800
Damage to chest and lungs causing some continuing disability £20,500 - £36,000
Traumatic injury to chest, lungs and/or heart causing permanent damage, impairment of function, physical disability and reduction of life expectancy £43,000 - £66,000
Please note these figures are estimates of what is commonly awarded for similar chest injuries.
Other chest related injuries include:
Back Injury
Minor Back Injury: Up to £8,250.00
Moderate back injury: £8,000.00 - £25,500.00
Severe back injury: - £25,500.00 - £111,000.00
* Please note these figures are estimates of what is commonly awarded for similar back injuries
Shoulder Injury
Straightforward non fracture with full recovery within a year up to £2,850
Modest shoulder injury with full recovery within 2 years £5,150 - £8,400
Dislocation of shoulder £8,400 - £12,600
Frozen shoulder £5,150 - £8,400
Please note these figures are estimates of what is commonly awarded for similar shoulder injuries
Leg Injury
Simple fracture and soft tissue injuries: £6,000 approx
Less serious leg injuries where there are fractures and where a complete recovery has been made but where you will be left with a metal implant in the leg or impaired mobility: £11,800 to £18,250.
Very serious injuries leading to permanent problems with mobility and where, for example there are multiple fractures that have taken a number of years to heal and have led to serious deformity: £36,000 to £55,500.
Above the knee amputation of one of the legs: £63,000 to £92,000.
The most serious of injuries will involve the amputation above the knee of both of the legs and the award for this type of injury will be in the bracket of £158,000 to £185,000
*Please note these figures are estimates of what is commonly awarded for similar leg injuries
Other types of leg injury include:
Arm Injury
Simple fractures to forearm £4,350 - £12,600
Less severe arm injury with a substantial disability £12,600 - £25,750
Injuries resulting in permanent and substantial disablement £25,750 - £39,300
Severe arm injury falling just short of amputation such as brachial plexus injury £63,000 - £86,000
Please note these figures are estimates of what is commonly awarded for similar arm injuries.
Other arm injuries include:
Foot Injury
Straightforward injury to the foot such as a fracture or a laceration and where a full recovery has been made: £4,350.
Modest injuries involving ruptured ligaments, puncture wounds and the like with continuing symptoms such as pain or aching: £4,350 and £9,000.
Moderate injuries such as those involving a displaced metatarsal fracture resulting in permanent deformity and with continuing symptoms: £9,000 and £16,400.
The amputation of a foot or very serious injuries to the foot where there is severe and permanent pain: £55,000 and £72,000.
Please note these figures are estimates of what is commonly awarded for similar foot injuries.
Hip Injury
Minor injuries: £2,600 to £8,250.
Moderate injuries to the hip: £17,500 to £25,750.
Serious injuries to the hip: £42,000.
Severe injuries to the hip: £51,500 to £86,000.
If a hip replacement has been carried out or where it may need to be carried out in the foreseeable future: £8,250 to £17,500.
Please note these figures are estimates of what is commonly awarded for similar hip injuries.
Other related hip injuries include:
Internal Organ Injury
Internal organs that may be injured include:
Compensation can also be awarded for loss of earnings, both past and future if your injury is serious enough to prevent the injured party working for a while or ever again and for associated losses such as medication, and treatments like physiotherapy or psychological help. These other components add to the figures quoted in our compensation calculator like building blocks adding together to place the injured person back in the position that they would have been in had they not been injured through someone else's fault.
Any award is dependent upon a variety of factors including consideration of the Judicial Studies Board Guidelines, Case Law and the individual facts of each case.
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