Newcastle Upon Tyne Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 6 verdicts at Newcastle Upon Tyne Magistrates' Court (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

January 2026 1 case

Not Stated

Racially aggravated public order act offence *

Sentence

16 weeks imprisonment

On 22 January 2025, the 44-year-old defendant from Staffordshire was arrested following police reports of two men refusing to leave the communal area of a property they had no permission to be occupying. When officers escorted them out, the defendant became aggressive and abusive towards the officers and targeted one officer repeatedly with racist abuse.

Pleaded guilty to a racially aggravated public order act offence. Sentence uplifted from 12 weeks to reflect the hate crime element.

23 Jan 2026

November 2025 2 cases

Steven Hogg

Public Order Offence *

Sentence

football banning order

NUFC fan given football banning order for behaviour during Champions League game.

Drunk and aggressive with police and paramedics outside the players' entrance at St James' Park during Newcastle's clash with Benfica.

27 Nov 2025

Scott Dawson

Assault *

Sentence

community order

Scott Dawson, 28, assaulted two people by inappropriately touching them in a Newcastle city centre bar.

Inappropriately touched a man and woman in crowded Newcastle bar.

9 Nov 2025

June 2020 1 case

James Leonard Craik

Racially aggravated assault *

Sentence

19 weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 12 weeks

James Leonard Craik of Stoke-on-Trent was involved in an incident where he was drunk in charge of a child, committed assault, criminal damage, and racially abused a taxi driver, affecting the taxi driver to such an extent that he now feels concerned for his safety while working.

Pleaded guilty to eight counts. Sentence increased from a community penalty to reflect the racist nature of the incident.

23 Jun 2020

April 2020 1 case

Peter Haddon

Racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress *

Sentence

42-day custodial sentence

Peter Haddon, 57, racially abused a mother and her six-year-old child in a supermarket car park. The incident was witnessed by two members of staff who called the police.

Pleaded guilty at first hearing. Would have received a financial penalty, but sentence increased to custodial to reflect the hate crime nature of the case.

7 Apr 2020

Date Not Specified 1 case

David Corry

Breaches of Gas Safety Regulations *

Sentence

36 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 140 hours unpaid work, costs of £6,428.46

Following a complaint from a tenant, an Improvement Notice was issued to landlord David Corry by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for failing to present a Landlords Gas Safety Record. Despite serving Corry with an Improvement Notice requiring him to arrange for a registered gas fitter to carry out an inspection of the gas appliances in one of his tenanted premises in Stafford, and to produce a Landlords Gas Safety Record, the landlord failed to comply. Corry of Springfield Drive, Stafford.

Pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 36(3) of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, and Section 21 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

1 Jan 0001

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About Newcastle Upon Tyne Magistrates' Court

Newcastle Upon Tyne Magistrates' Court, located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 6 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne area and surrounding communities. Magistrates' Courts handle the majority of criminal cases in England and Wales, with cases heard by a bench of magistrates or a district judge.

The court can be found at The Quayside, NE1 3LA.

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