Their crimes include a fairground worker who groomed a child on Snapchat before taking her to a field to have sex with her, and a vile toddler rapist who was told he had caused “permanent” psychological harm to his three-year-old victim.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court during January 2026, was an international footballer found guilty of raping a woman in the toilet of a Leeds flat.
Here are the names and faces of 53 criminals who were locked up by judges last month...
31. Nye and Kemp
Jonathan Nye, who has a long criminal record, was jailed, along with an accomplice Tyler Kemp with whom he tried to burgle a home in Pudsey. Nye also tried to outrun police on a stolen moped in Leeds city centre, mounting pavements and running red lights. Judge Simon Batiste jailed the pair for four years and two years respectively. Nye was also given a five-year driving ban. | WYP
32. Asif Hussain
Convicted killer and drug dealer Asif Hussain is back behind bars after a 110mph chase in which he had a car filled with more than £60,000 worth of drugs. The 28-year-old has previous convictions for dealing and for causing death by careless driving after a hit-and-run in which he killed an elderly couple in Newcastle in 2019. Judge Simon Batiste jailed Hussain for five years and banned him from driving for another five-and-a-half years. | WYP / YEP
33. Heinemann, Ingham and Azam
Masked robbers Victor Heinemann, Shafiq Azam and Matthew Ingham threatened a terrified worker with a knife, and got away with between £800 and £1,000 in cash and around 50 packets of cigarettes after a “smash and grab” raid at a Morrisons convenience store in Pudsey. Azam and Heinemann were jailed for 45 months, with Ingham receiving a 54-month sentence. | WYP / Google Maps
34. Umar Munir
A sniffer dog found drugs placed behind part of the dashboard in Umar Munir's Seat Leon, including 22 bags of cocaine, 34 of ketamine and 30 of cannabis. They also found £470 in cash. It was suggested the cocaine alone was worth over £1,000. The 21-year-old admitted one count of dealing in Class A drugs and two counts of dealing in Class B drugs. Judge Simon Batiste jailed him for 32 months. | WYP / YEP
35. Craig Pittaway
Armed robber Craig Pittaway was dubbed “Lego Man” by shop workers for his tendency to steal the building-block sets. The 39-year-old mainly targeted B&M stores around Leeds and either pulled out a knife when challenged by security, or threatened to. He was jailed for six years and given a five-year CBO, which bans him from Kirkstall Retail Park and all B&M shops in West Yorkshire. | WYP / YEP
36. Nathan Fraser
Thug Nathan Fraser hit a reveller with a bottle in at Pryzm nightclub in Leeds, and later dished out a brutal assault on a woman before the first incident had reached court. The 21-year-old threw a glass at the woman then punched and kicked her before slamming a taxi door on her leg. He was jailed for three years and given a restraining order to keep him away from the woman. | WYP / YEP / Google Maps