Thomas Coulter
Case Information & Details
Public criminal case information for individuals named Thomas Coulter in the UK reveals several distinct legal proceedings:
1. Thomas Coulter (Whitecrook Bin Fire)
In February 2020, Thomas Coulter, 40, of McCreery Street, was sentenced at Dumbarton Sheriff Court to two years in prison for two charges of wilful fire-raising. The offences occurred on November 10 and 17 of the previous year (2019), involving setting fire to wheelie bins outside houses on the same street. Coulter pleaded guilty in January 2020, and his sentence was backdated to November 18, 2019, when he was first remanded. He will also be supervised for 10 months after his release. The court heard that Coulter had four previous convictions for similar offences and that the fire-raising incidents were believed by witnesses to be due to their children playing in the street and upsetting neighbours.
2. Thomas Coulter (Illegal Waste Dumping, Belfast)
Thomas Coulter, 46, of Alliance Court, Belfast, was sentenced at Laganside Crown Court on June 25, 2026, to nine months in prison. He pleaded guilty to three breaches of waste management legislation related to the unauthorized deposit and keeping of controlled waste at two sites on Crumlin Road in Belfast. The waste, totaling 367 tonnes, included household waste, timber, plastics, metals, mattresses, cardboard, and food wrappings. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) investigated the illegal waste activity, which dated back to 2020. Coulter admitted operating a waste collection service under the names A1 Recycling Ltd and Binit during COVID restrictions, collecting waste and depositing it at unauthorized sites.
3. Thomas Coulter (Causing Death by Dangerous Driving, Bradley)
In July 2013, Thomas Coulter, 21, of Woodman Avenue in Bradley, pleaded guilty at Bradford Crown Court to causing the death of 19-year-old Mark Bamford by dangerous driving. Coulter was driving a stolen Honda Jazz without a license or insurance when he crashed the car, causing it to flip over on St John's Road in Birkby. He also admitted aggravated vehicle taking and driving without a license or insurance.