Below are some of the more serious cases to have passed through Sheffield Crown Court recently where one victim was murdered and others have been left traumatised.
Offenders have been involved in terrifying motorists with a replica firearm, a series of assaults, stabbings, burglaries, producing cannabis and stealing from a shop.
One offender was seen in the street with a replica firearm in Doncaster, and another South Yorkshire man terrorised his on-off girlfriend while another from the region attacked a man with a machete.
Two drug-offenders were also caught producing cannabis in separate cases by police in Sheffield.
In another case, a woman admitted assisting an offender who was involved in an arson attack.
And in the most serious case, a Sheffield woman was found guilty by a trial jury of murdering her neighbour who was repeatedly stabbed to death.
But judges have seen fit to punish these offenders with custodial sentences of varying lengths.
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5. Kiel Tetley
Sheffield Crown Court heard on February 15 how Kiel Tetley, aged 34, formerly of Moss Road, Doncaster, was sentenced to six years of custody after he admitted unlawful wounding after a machete attack and threatening to cause damage at Mill House Caravan Site, on Moss Road, Askern, Doncaster, from September 19, 2020. Edward Moss, defending, said Tetley is genuinely remorseful. Recorder Kirtley also imposed a restraining order. Photo: South Yorkshire Police
6. Kurt Waters
Pictured is Kurt Waters, aged 25, of Hague Avenue, Rotherham, who was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on February 12 to 25 months of custody after he admitted a theft, unlawful wounding and failing to surrender to bail. The court heard Waters stole cigarettes and beer from a shopkeeper before attacking him during a scuffle in Rotherham on January 19. The defendant has undergone detoxification, according to defence barrister Laura Marshall, and he understands it is time to lead a law-abiding life. Photo: South Yorkshire Police
7. Tracey Barry
Sheffield Crown Court heard on February 2 how Tracey Barry, aged 34, of Roundwood Court, Worsbrough, Barnsley, was sentenced to four years of custody after she admitted unlawful wounding, perverting the course of justice, and assisting an offender who was involved in an arson attack. She was jailed after she filled a petrol can with fuel for an arsonist who torched a house door in Sheffield, and after she wore another woman's electronic tag, and after she stabbed a man in Barnsley after an argument, according to the court. Defence barrister Ian Goldsack, said Barry has had mental health difficulties. Photo: South Yorkshire Police
8. David Dixon
Sheffield Crown Court heard how David Dixon, pictured, aged 48, of Brightmore Drive, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to three non-dwelling burglaries, two shop thefts, a wallet theft with bank cards, and fraud matters after he had used the contents from the wallet on five occasions. Dixon was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on January 27 to 37 months of custody. Barrister Ian Goldsack, defending, said Dixon realises he has reached a stage in his life where he has to change and he has been getting support with his drug problem. Photo: South Yorkshire Police