Examples Of Criminal Injuries Compensation Amounts For 2022

After you are harmed in a violent crime, you may be wondering how criminal injuries compensation amounts are valued. You might have questions such as:

  • ‘What is criminal injury compensation?’
  • ‘How much criminal injuries compensation could I get?’
  • ‘Who pays criminal injuries compensation?’
  • ‘How long does it take for criminal injuries compensation to be awarded?’
Criminal injuries compensation amounts

Criminal injuries compensation amounts guide

In this guide, we’ll answer the above questions and inform you on how the criminal injuries compensation claims process works. We’ll also discuss what kinds of incidents you could claim for and the role of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). 

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A Guide To Criminal Injuries Compensation Amounts?

There are typically three ways you can make a claim against someone if they have criminally hurt you. You could, for instance:

  • Submit a claim through CICA, a government executive body that compensates violent crime victims in England, Scotland and Wales. 
  • Directly file a claim against the party responsible for your injuries. This is only possible if you know their identity and they have the finances necessary to compensate you.
  • File a claim against a vicariously liable party when you are criminally wounded. For example, if a school failed to perform a DBS check on a teacher that had a history of child abuse, and you are abused by this teacher, you might be able to claim against the school.

Latest Criminal Injury Statistics

The CICA’s latest annual report revealed there were 34,925 new applications received in the last year. This is an increase of 6,154 compared to the previous year. The number of applications that were resolved was 30,973 – an increase of over 3,000 compared to the prior year.

If you want to discuss your claim, you can do so free of charge and at ease with our friendly team of advisors. 

Criminal Injury Examples

A crime of violence that you might receive CICA compensation for includes:

  • Sexual assault or rape
  • A threat against an individual that makes them worried about immediate violence, but only where the circumstances mean that it’s reasonable for them to have such a fear 
  • A physical attack
  • Arson

Below we’ve included examples of some offences against the person that are defined by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and which you might be able to make a CICA claim for.

  • Assault: A purposeful act that results in another person experiencing or being the target of immediate, unlawful violence. This includes battery assaults, in which another person is subjected to the purposeful or reckless application of unlawful force.
  • Actual bodily Harm (ABH): When someone intentionally uses unlawful force against another person inflicting harm to that person’s body.
  • Grievous Bodily Harn (GBH): As mentioned above, this is when someone intentionally uses unlawful force to harm another person’s body. The injuries, though, will typically be more serious than in a GBH. For example, a stab wound may be considered GBH as it’s broken the skin. 

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How Can I Prove Criminal Injuries?

You should gather as much supporting evidence as you can before submitting a claim for compensation for criminal injuries. Here are some examples of what you should obtain:

  • A reference number from the police to verify that your offence was reported. Without this, we cannot assist you in making a claim for compensation.
  • Proof of your UK residency.
  • Medical evidence. You will be expected to cover the cost of this up to £50.

The CICA might also obtain the following from the police:

  • Evidence that you reported the incident to the police
  • Confirmation that you cooperated with the police in their investigations
  • Confirmation that you did not contribute to your injuries
  • Details of any unspent criminal convictions that could impact your award

One of our advisors can offer free legal advice on how criminal injuries compensation amounts are valued.

Examples Of Criminal Injuries Compensation Amounts For 2022

Listed below are some compensation amounts for specific injuries that were extracted from the CICA tariff of injuries. You can refer to this instead of using a criminal injuries compensation calculator. 

Please keep in mind that the list of injuries in the table below is not all of the ones for which you can file a claim with the CICA. If your injury isn’t listed, contact us at any time.

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When making a CICA claim, you might also be able to seek compensation for multiple injuries caused by the same act of violence. In this case, the CICA compensation you receive will work as such:

  • 100% of the compensation for the most highly valued injury
  • 30% of the compensation for the injury deemed with an equal or second-highest value
  • 15% for the third highest or equally valued injury

Special expenses

You may also be eligible to seek special expenses when claiming CICA compensation, which accounts for any necessary and reasonable financial losses caused by your injury. 

You must have lost earnings for over 28 weeks before you could file a claim for special expenses. The following are some examples of exceptional expenses you could deduct:

  • Private medical bills
  • Equipment necessary to cope with your injury. This can include mobility devices like a wheelchair or crutches
  • Home modifications, for example, installing a wheelchair ramp

You must provide evidence, such as receipts or invoices, to claim for special expenses. You could also claim back a loss of earnings; unlike special expenses, this will not be backdated to the date of the incident, and you’ll only be compensated for the 29th week onwards. 

Our advisors offer free legal advice and could connect you to one of the criminal injury solicitors from our panel, provided you have a valid case. They can also offer free legal advice on criminal injuries compensation amounts. 

Could I Work With A No Win No Fee Solicitor?

We work to make the process of filing a criminal injury compensation claim as simple as possible. In order to better understand your position, we first conduct a quick, free consultation. Your lawyer might represent you in your compensation claim under a kind of No Win No Fee arrangement known as a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). You will only be offered this if your claim has a good chance of success. 

Under this arrangement:

  • You won’t be asked to pay any ongoing legal costs for the duration of your claim 
  • If you are not awarded compensation, you are not required to pay your lawyer for the work they have done
  • Your lawyer will take a legally capped fee from your compensation if your claim is successful

Ask Us About Criminal Injuries Compensation Amounts

Our advisors can offer free legal advice on the process of claiming. If you have a valid case, they could connect you with a No Win No Fee solicitor. A lawyer from our panel could use their experience to help you cover all bases of your claim and ensure you receive the maximum criminal injuries compensation.

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More Information About Criminal Injuries Compensation Amounts

Ahead of concluding our guide on criminal injuries compensation amounts, we wanted to share some additional resources with you:

If you would like more information on criminal injuries compensation amounts, speak with our team. 

Writer Lewis Jenson 

Publisher Fern Smithers