James Wood

Public criminal case information in the UK associated with individuals named 'James Wood' reveals several distinct cases:

1. James Robert Wood (Romsey)

A 33-year-old from Romsey, James Robert Wood, was sentenced to 15 months in prison on June 25, 2024, at Southampton Crown Court for multiple theft and criminal damage offenses in Hampshire and Dorset. His offenses included stealing a bronze statue worth £4,980 and garden gloves, an electric bicycle worth £3,000, a vehicle wheel, and a number plate between August 2023 and May 2024. He also attempted to burgle an address and caused damage to a shed in August 2023, and was sentenced for theft and burglary in Shaftesbury and Swanage. Additionally, on July 2, 2024, he pleaded guilty to stealing an £8,000 Elddis Odyssey caravan in Christchurch, Dorset, and received an extra four months' imprisonment at Poole Magistrates' Court. He had previously been charged with assault by beating, two thefts from motor vehicles, criminal damage, and five burglaries across Romsey and the New Forest, and was remanded in custody on November 24, 2023.

2. James Wood (Didcot)

James Wood, 32, of Copse View, Didcot, pleaded guilty to child sex image offenses at Oxford Magistrates' Court on March 11, 2025. The charges included one count of attempting to cause a child to look at an image of sexual activity (involving a five-year-old and nine-year-old child) between July 25 and August 2, 2023. He also pleaded guilty to publishing an obscene article between September 26, 2022, and August 4, 2023, by engaging in chat messages discussing the sexual abuse of young children. On April 11, 2025, at Oxford Crown Court, he was sentenced to two years imprisonment, suspended for two years. The sentencing judge expressed concerns that undercover officers might have "gone too far" in encouraging the defendant during their online interactions.

3. James Wood (Leeds)

James Wood, of Carr Bridge Drive in Leeds, was charged with three counts of sexual assault against another male. These incidents are alleged to have occurred on January 22, 2022, in Bowness on Windermere. He was scheduled to appear at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court on January 9, 2023.

4. James Wood (HMP Hull)

James Wood, a prisoner at HMP Hull, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder on February 15, 1993, died in hospital of cancer on September 4, 2023. An independent investigation into his death found no "non-clinical issues of concern" regarding his care.

5. Darren James Wood

A 57-year-old man named Darren James Wood was jailed for four years and three months in January (year not specified, but article published March 2026) at Northampton Crown Court after pleading guilty to 11 child sex offenses. The offenses included six counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14, two counts of assault of a girl under 13 by touching, and three counts of sexual assault on a female, occurring between 1995-2000 and 2013-2019.

6. Upcoming Court Appearances for Individuals named James Wood

Several individuals named James Wood have upcoming criminal court appearances in 2026:

• A James Wood has a hearing scheduled at Glasgow Sheriff Court - Court 20 on July 9, 2026, for case reference SCS/2025-098514.
• Another James Wood has hearings at Sheffield Combined Court Centre on June 23 and June 24, 2026, for case reference 14XQ1009124.
• Two separate hearings for individuals named James Wood are listed at Edinburgh Sheriff Court: one on July 7, 2026 (SCS/2026-042634), and another on July 8, 2026 (SCS/2026-049644). Details of the specific charges for these upcoming hearings are not publicly available in the provided snippets.

7. Historical Record

A record from the National Archives mentions "James Alan Wood and Robert Wood: charged with murder, aggravated burglary and burglary," but further details or dates are not available.

No other specific criminal records or case details were found for a person named 'James Wood' in the UK beyond these distinct individuals and their associated legal proceedings.