Criminal Injury Compensation Claim
If you’ve been the victim of a physical assault or violent crime and suffered an injury through no fault of your own, you may be entitled to compensation.
At Injury Support Services, we can provide a free claim check and, if you’re eligible, help you explore your options for a No Win, No Fee criminal injury claim by referring you to a specialist law firm from our panel.
Fill in our form today or give us a call for free expert legal advice to find out whether you may be eligible to claim compensation and get the compensation you deserve.
Free initial assessment
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Find out today if you have a claim
What happens when you contact us?
Share some initial details about what happened and how you have been affected.
We assess your enquiry and identify the most appropriate next steps.
Where appropriate, we can connect you with a solicitor from our trusted legal panel.
We can also look at the wider support and services that may be relevant to your circumstances.
Being injured as a result of violent crime can have a lasting impact. Alongside physical injuries, you may be dealing with psychological effects, time away from work, financial pressures, ongoing treatment or significant changes to everyday life.
At Injury Support Services, we provide expert advice and support to people affected by criminal injury. This includes helping you understand whether you may be entitled to compensation and what other support may be available to you.
Depending on the circumstances, compensation may be available through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme or, in some cases, through another type of legal claim. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme covers eligible victims of violent crime in England, Wales and Scotland.
Why contact Injury Support Services?
Specialist legal support
Our in-house team includes legal specialists alongside experienced nursing and medical professionals with many years of combined clinical experience. This means we can consider both the legal aspects of your potential claim and the nature and impact of your injuries from an early stage.
Where appropriate, we can connect you with a specialist solicitor from our trusted legal panel with experience relevant to your circumstances.
Clear advice about your options
Criminal injury claims can differ from other types of personal injury claim. We can consider what happened, how you have been affected and the possible routes to compensation.
This initial assessment can help you understand the options available and what the next stage may involve.
Support beyond the claim
The effects of violent crime may extend beyond the injuries themselves. We can help you explore other services and support that may be relevant to your circumstances.
Could you make a criminal injury claim?
You may be able to seek compensation if you have suffered a physical or psychological injury as the victim of violent crime.
This could include injuries resulting from:
- physical assault
- attacks involving weapons
- sexual assault or abuse
- domestic violence
- attacks causing serious or life-changing injuries
- incidents resulting in psychological injury
- violent crime resulting in the death of a close family member
For claims through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme, the crime generally needs to have occurred in England, Wales or Scotland and have been reported to the police. Other eligibility rules also apply.
You do not necessarily need to know which route applies to you before seeking advice.
What could compensation cover?
What may be available will depend on the type of claim and your individual circumstances.
Depending on the route available, compensation may take account of:
- physical injuries
- psychological injuries
- loss of earnings
- treatment and rehabilitation
- certain additional expenses arising from the injury
- serious or permanent disability
- bereavement following a fatal criminal injury
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme can provide payments for eligible physical and mental injuries and, in qualifying cases, other losses such as loss of earnings, special expenses and bereavement.
A specialist advisor can assess your circumstances and explain what may be available.
What if the offender was not convicted?
A criminal injury compensation claim is not simply a claim against the offender personally. Depending on the circumstances, compensation may still be available through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
There are specific eligibility requirements and rules that apply, so it can be worth obtaining advice about your circumstances rather than assuming you cannot make a claim.
Start the conversation
You do not need to know which type of claim may apply before getting in touch. Tell us what happened and how you have been affected, and our team can assess your circumstances and help identify the most appropriate way forward.
Contact Injury Support Services today for an initial, no-obligation conversation.
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