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...
43. Noel Heatley
Burglar Noel Heatley used paving slabs to smash his way into a Wetherspoon pub, a Tesco petrol station, a Home Bargains and finally a BP garage where a night-shift employee was working in an attempt to steal money to fund his drug use. The 46-year-old was jailed for 44 months after he admitted three non-dwelling burglaries, robbery, resisting arrest and a racially-aggravated public order offence. | WYP
44. Robert Wellbourne
Violent partner Robert Wellbourne punched and throttled a woman after she asked him to make breakfast. The 36-year-old then threw and smashed a TV and a vacuum cleaner, before racially abusing and spitting at police officers who arrived to arrest him. He was jailed for 30 months and given a five-year restraining order to keep him away from his ex partner. | WYP / YEP