Each of the nine burglars pictured here have been sent to begin prison sentences during 2026.
The offence of burglary can have a distressing impact on victims, causing some to feel unsafe in their own homes.
Judges have jailed each of these individuals during hearings at Sheffield Crown Court and Sheffield Magistrates’ Court held during the course of this year.
The shortest sentence passed down to those included here was one of 48 weeks, whilst the longest is one of five years, six months.
You can read more detailed court reports on the cases featured here, by following the below links:
- Dozy Sheffield burglar caught out after leaving fingerprints on tin he swiped money from
- Doncaster car thief and heartless burglar jailed in Operation Castle crackdown on thefts
- Sheffield burglar caught sleeping in car he stole
- Burglar Neil Concannon snared by fingerprint found at Sheffield crime scene
- Rotherham burglar with whopping 80 offences targeted vulnerable pensioners in sheltered housing, court hears
- Prolific South Yorkshire burglar caught after police find DNA & bite marks in discarded block of cheese
- Burglar caught climbing into student's Sheffield flat pretended to have lost key
- Sheffield burglar detained by shocked victim who returned home and found intruder in bedroom
1. The 10 men pictured here have all been jailed for burglary and theft offences in 2026
Top row, left to right: Keenan Goddard; Liam Shead; Antony Wilks and Wayne Smith. Middle row, left to right: Neil Concannon; Michael Hirst and Shane Walker. Bottom row, left to right: Barry Schofield; John Dickinson and Anthony Vardy | SYP/Iconic Media
2. Keenan Goddard: Jailed for two years, four months in March 2026
Keenan Goddard targeted a home in Richmond Park Crescent, Sheffield, on the morning of March 5, 2026, stealing a push bike, handheld game console and cash from inside a metal tin. Goddard, of Staniforth Road, Darnall, Sheffield, was caught on CCTV outside the home and CSI officers were able to place him inside the address by lifting fingerprints from the tin which money had been stolen from. The 25-year-old had indicated a guilty plea to the offence during an appearance at Sheffield Magistrates' Court earlier this month and he appeared at Sheffield Crown Court for sentencing on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. He was also sentenced for two counts of interfering with a motor vehicle and two counts of theft from a motor vehicle. On one occasion, during the evening of March 9, Goddard was detained by the owner of a car who had seen him leaning inside his vehicle after causing damage. He was chased down after attempting to flee on a bike and was arrested by officers on arrival. Goddard was jailed for two years and four months | SYP
3. Liam Shead and Antony Wilks: Jailed for six years in May 2026
A prolific car thief and a burglar are the latest to be jailed following thorough investigations by Doncaster's dedicated Operation Castle team. Op Castle is Doncaster's dedicated and detective-led approach to tackling and investigating residential burglaries in the city. So far this year, it has seen multiple offenders jailed for a total of almost 40 years, with Liam Shead and Antony Wilks both sent to prison at the end of May 2026. Shead committed a series of car thefts, with the 34-year-old targeting parked vehicles in Doncaster before driving off in them. Shead committed a series of car thefts, with the 34-year-old targeting parked vehicles in Doncaster before driving off in them. Shead was responsible for multiple thefts, a comprehensive package of evidence was compiled to ensure he could be held accountable for every single offence he committed. With the evidence against Shead laid out to him, the 34-year-old of Rowena Drive, Scawsby, pleaded guilty to six counts of theft of a motor vehicle and was jailed for three years during a sentencing hearing at Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Antony Wilks has also been jailed after he targeted an elderly woman and stole from her home while posing as a workman. Wilks offered to clean her gutters and took money from her before raiding her drawer while her back was turned. Wilks stole her purse and sentimental jewellery as well as 43-inch TV. However, Wilks was identified and traced thanks to telecommunications work after he gave the victim a telephone number to ring him on. Wilks, 31, of Queens Crescent, Edlington, pleaded guilty to burglary dwelling and theft and was also given a three-year prison sentence at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday, May 28, 2026 | SYP
4. Wayne Smith: Jailed for four years, three months in January 2026
A burglar who was caught after nodding off in a car he stole has been jailed for four years. Wayne Smith, of Raisen Hall Road, Longley, was also found to be in possession of a knife when officers found him asleep with the engine still running on September 24, 2025. The car, a red Skoda Fabia, was stolen in a burglary in the Crookes area of Sheffield on September 19. Smith had forced his way into the home overnight and officers were later able to match a footwear mark he had left on the windowsill with the footwear he was wearing at the time of his arrest. The 46-year-old was further linked to an attempted break-in on September 22 near Broomhall where he was caught on CCTV in the garden of the property - and was seen leaving the area in a red Skoda. Smith pleaded guilty to burglary and theft, theft of a motor vehicle, attempted burglary, possessing a knife in a public place and going equipped for burglary. He was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on January 15, where he was jailed for a total of four years and three months | SYP