The nine men and women pictured here have all been sent to begin prison sentences during Sheffield Crown Court hearings held during July and August 2026.
The crimes they have been convicted of vary in type and severity, as do the length of sentences passed down.
In recent weeks, the shortest sentence passed down to a criminal on this list was one of 12 months, whilst the longest was one of 13-and-a-half years.
Some of these defendants owned up to their crimes, and received a commensurate reduction off the total sentence passed down.
Others took their case to trial, and were convicted by a jury of their peers.
For more details on the cases featured in this list, please visit the more detailed court reports below:
- South Yorkshire burglar sexually assaulted a vulnerable 94-year-old woman in her own home
- Barnsley sex offender who attacked two women in 'deeply distressing ordeal' jailed
- University student raped in Sheffield faces attacker in court
- Jail for Sheffield woman with "appalling" record of 194 criminal convictions to her name
- Man attacked with axe and knife as violence flares in Barnsley street
- Unconscious woman raped on Sheffield city centre street by man who ignored pleas by girls to stop
- Serial shoplifter jailed after admitting 13 offences and breaching order in Barnsley
- Sheffield career burglar who stole 'irreplaceable' wedding rings jailed for five years
- Bling-loving drug peddler who flooded rural Sheffield community with coke, weed and ketamine jailed
5. Chantelle Sykes: Jailed for 12 months in July 2026 for breaching Criminal Behaviour Order
A woman with an “appalling” criminal record of 194 offences has been jailed. Chantelle Sykes, of Pollard Crescent, Parson Cross, has convictions for offences including harassment, carrying a knife, making threats, arson, criminal damage, and is subject to an indefinite restraining order not to visit Tesco on Fargate. A criminal behaviour order (CBO) also bans her from carrying anything that can start a fire, visiting Sheffield Interchange, or being in the company of another woman known to police. However, Sheffield Crown Court heard on July 29 how the 32-year-old did all this anyway in a spree between April and June this year, breaching her order five times. Mr Recorder Simon Eckersley: “This is persistent behaviour with deliberate acts. “You knew exactly what you were doing and that you shouldn’t be doing it.” Sykes’ CBO includes a ban on entering or going near Tesco on Fargate or being in the company of a specific woman known to police. Mr Eckersley said: “You have a quite frankly appalling record of offences." Sykes was jailed for 12 months | South Yorkshire Police
6. Aaron Leeson: Axe attacker jailed for four years, four months in July 2026
A man was left with a deformed arm and multiple stab wounds after a street attack, in which weapons including an axe and a knife were used. Aaron Leeson struck his victim least three times with the axe, whilst a second attacker stabbed the same man four times. The victim suffered multiple injuries, including a broken, “deformed” arm, along with multiple stab wounds to his chest, abdomen and buttock, for which he underwent surgery. No reason was given for the violence which was meted out by the two men on a residential Barnsley street, when Leeson was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court. In a statement read to the court, the victim said the attack has had an “enormous impact” on him. Serial shoplifter jailed after admitting 13 offences and breaching order in Barnsley Serial shoplifter jailed after admitting 13 offences and breaching order in Barnsley He is a former serviceman and said the assault in March 2025 had triggered his post-traumatic stress disorder. Jailing Leeson for four years and four months, The Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC, told him: “It was a joint attack, it was two-on-one. “You attacked the victim in a public place. You hit him with the axe at least three times. “After the incident you drove away.” | SYP
7. Ansar Younis: Jailed for nine years in July 2026 for raping unconscious woman
A Sheffield man has been jailed for raping an unconscious woman on a Sheffield city centre street and ignoring pleas by four girls to stop. Ansar Younis, aged 41, of Hatherley Road, Tinsley, attacked his victim on Sheffield’s High Street. Four girls witnessed the horrific attack and challenged Younis, who ignored their pleas to stop. They then filmed the attack to help police catch the rapist. One of the girls was able to identify the sex attacker and he was arrested but provided no comment to all questions. Younis pleaded not guilty to the offence but was found guilty following a trial at Sheffield Crown Court on March 31, 2026. He has now been sentenced to nine years behind bars | SYP
8. Becky Parsons: Jailed for one year, eight months in July 2026 for repeat shoplifting offences
A Barnsley woman has been jailed for repeat shoplifting offences and ignoring a criminal behaviour order by entering shops she was banned from. Becky Parsons, aged 31, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty at Barnsley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, July 22 to 13 counts of shoplifting and two counts of breaching a criminal behaviour order. The offences, committed between June 29 and July 20, saw Parsons steal goods worth more than £1,700 from One Stop, Boots and Dunelm Mill. Parsons was caught on CCTV breaching the terms of a criminal behaviour order made on January 8, 2025, by attending Boots at Cheapside on June 29 and July 10, 2026. CCTV also showed Parsons committing a string of shoplifting offences. Parsons was sentenced to one year and eight months imprisonment and ordered to pay compensation | South Yorkshire Police