Leeds Crown Court Listings

Which Court at 1 Oxford Row Is Handling Your Case?

The Crown Court is the criminal court in the building. Trials, sentences, bail applications and Proceeds of Crime Act orders all sit with Leeds Crown Court.

Only those criminal hearings appear in the list on this page, so a civil or family date will never show up here.

Matching Your Letter to the Right Court

Civil and family work shares the address too. Find a Court lists money claims, housing, bankruptcy, divorce, adoption and children cases here, plus the Business and Property Courts and the Administrative Court. Because of that, a letter headed "Leeds Combined Court Centre" can mean very different things depending on who sent it.

Oxford Row and Westgate Are Easy to Confuse

Most criminal cases begin at Westgate, which is a different building. If your letter says "magistrates", Oxford Row is the wrong address.

The two courts are close neighbours in the city centre, which makes the mix-up easy. Read the court name on your letter before joining any security line.

A case can also move between the two. A defendant who appears at Westgate after charge may then receive a Crown Court date at Oxford Row for a plea hearing, a trial or sentence. Family members following a case often need both lists at different stages. The nearby courts panel near the end of this page links to Westgate and its own list.

When Does the Next Leeds List Appear, and Can It Change?

The next working day's Crown list normally appears in the afternoon. Judiciary listing guidance aims for it to be settled by about 3.30pm, and Friday's publication covers Monday, so weekend checks show nothing new.

Many people look for Leeds Crown Court listings for tomorrow the evening before, to plan the morning. If your case is missing then, check again early next morning before calling the court office.

Lists can still change after publication. A trial can move rooms, a short hearing can be added to a full list, and a case can drop off if another trial runs on. Check again on the morning itself, and see when lists are published for how the timings work.

Trials that have not got a fixed date sit on the warned list first. Then they move to the firm list once given a date. If you are a witness, the Witness Service or the person who called you will confirm which day you are needed.

What the Leeds Crown Court Listings Showed in October 2026

Between 6 and 15 October 2026, the site stored eight Leeds Crown lists. Every entry was a criminal hearing at the one Oxford Row building, with no civil or family work mixed in.

Each day ran between 40 and 65 hearings, spread across 12 to 15 courtrooms. In practice, a juror, witness or observer arriving at 10am joins people heading to a dozen or more courtrooms at once.

How Busy Each Day Was

The two Tuesdays carried the heaviest lists. By contrast, the Friday list stopped earlier, with nothing set after 2pm. If you are choosing a day to watch a trial, Tuesday to Thursday mornings gave the fullest lists, and Friday afternoons were the quietest.

On average, those eight days held about 50 hearings each. Just one hearing in the whole period carried a remote marker, so almost everyone listed was expected in person at Oxford Row.

Times, Rooms and Hearing Types

Times cluster early. Nearly half of the hearings had a 10am start, with smaller groups at 11am, noon and 2pm. A 10am time on the list often means the whole morning's work in that room, so a "not before" time or a long wait is normal.

Short hearings stack up behind each other. A sentence or a mention set for 10am may not be called until late morning, because the judge often deals with several cases before a trial resumes. So bring something to read, and tell the usher you have arrived.

What Kinds of Hearing Fill the List

Plea and Trial Preparation Hearings lead the list because every new Crown case gets one soon after it arrives from the magistrates. Sentences and committals for sentence together made up nearly a quarter of entries. For a family member, that means many Leeds hearings are short and decisive rather than full trials.

Other entries were smaller but regular. Bail applications appeared 17 times, breaches of court orders 16 times and further case management hearings 15 times. Some trials carried a "Trial (Flexible)" label, meaning they could start on any day within a window.

Court 7 and Court 3 carried the most hearings, followed by Courts 11 and 14. Court 7 alone held 79 entries across the eight days. Still, a room number on one day says nothing about the next, so always read the room from that day's list.

Who Prosecutes and What Is Left Out

The Crown Prosecution Service brought most cases. However, around one in six entries named a different prosecutor, which the list shows only as another prosecuting body. For what each hearing type means, the Crown daily list guide explains the columns and terms.

Some entries never appear here. The site holds back youth cases and hearings under reporting restrictions, and in these eight days it left out 71 such entries. If you expected a hearing and cannot see it, why a case may not be listed covers the usual reasons.

Which Phone Number and Email Belong to Leeds Crown Court?

Find a Court gives Leeds Crown Court its own general enquiries line and its own Crown Court email. Use those for criminal cases only.

The panel below shows the full set. Several numbers there belong to other courts in the building, and two of them catch people out:

• The national contact centre number is for civil and family cases. It cannot help with a Crown Court hearing, even though some sites print it as the Leeds Crown Court number.
• The two "Listing" emails on Find a Court belong to the County Court's circuit and district judges. They do not handle criminal listing.

The Crown Court's phone line opens later than the building itself. If nobody answers early in the morning, try again after the phone hours shown in the panel below.

Getting Into The Courthouse on Oxford Row

Crown, county, family and High Court users share one address, so the security queue mixes all of them. Nearly half of Crown hearings start at 10am, which makes the time before it the busiest.

GOV.UK advises arriving at least 30 minutes early. Some sites and search summaries say 15 minutes and photo ID, but GOV.UK gives neither as the rule. Instead, bring your court letter and case reference, since staff use them to send you to the right floor.

Walking From Leeds Station

The Courthouse is within walking distance of Leeds railway station, to the north-west. The building stands on Oxford Row, just west of Leeds Town Hall, so the Town Hall's clock tower is a useful landmark on the way.

Allow extra time if you have never been before. The magistrates' court on Westgate is on the same short walk, and the two buildings are easy to confuse from the street.

Parking by Arrangement Only

Parking is the main practical trap. Find a Court says you can arrange parking by contacting the court in advance, and nothing more. So unless you have arranged a space, plan on a city centre car park or public transport.

If you need a space, contact the Crown Court office well before the day, using the Crown details in the panel below. Give your case number, the hearing date and the reason you need parking, such as a disability. Then keep any confirmation with you, because a space is not guaranteed without one.

Inside the Building

Once through security, the Crown courtrooms share corridors and lifts with the other courts. Check the screens or ask at reception for your courtroom number, then find the usher outside that room. The facilities panel below lists access, interpreters and anything that needs booking ahead, such as a hearing loop.

Directions from your location: Google Maps · Apple Maps

For the airport-style check itself, security checks at court lists what is taken from bags and how long it takes.

What Each Visitor Needs in a Shared Court Building

The shared building affects each kind of visitor differently. The table sets out the first thing each visitor should check.

Defendants and Their Families

A defendant on bail should arrive early enough to speak to a solicitor before the case is called. If you are held in custody, you may appear by video link from prison instead, though that was rare in recent Leeds lists. Family members can usually sit in the gallery, and the family members guide covers what to expect.

Witnesses and Victims

Witnesses usually wait apart from the defendant's family. The Witness Service can arrange a visit before the trial and a separate waiting area on the day, so contact it early. The witness guide explains the process step by step.

Can You Sit in the Public Gallery at Leeds Crown Court?

Yes, in most cases. Crown Court hearings are open to the public by default, and nobody has to explain why they want to watch.

Pick a courtroom from the day's list, then ask an usher before going in. Some hearings sit in private or under restrictions, and a jury trial may pause while the jury is out. Expect a fuller gallery and press bench when a High Court judge sits on a serious case, which Find a Court says can happen here.

For a first visit, choose a room listed "For Trial" or "Trial (Part Heard)". Those are where evidence is heard; in the October 2026 lists they made up 77 entries. Sentences are shorter and often finish within an hour.

Neat, plain clothes are sensible. Sit quietly, switch phones off and leave when the court rises. The public gallery guide covers recording rules and what happens if the gallery is full.

Jury Service at Leeds Combined Court Centre

A jury summons naming Leeds Combined Court Centre is for the Crown Court at Oxford Row. Juries sit only in criminal trials here.

GOV.UK's jury service pages say service usually lasts up to 10 working days. Your summons sets your first day and arrival time, and the first morning is mostly induction and waiting. Then the court calls jury panels for the trials starting that day.

Because the building is shared, say you are a juror when you reach security. Staff can then send you to the jury area rather than a civil or family floor.

GOV.UK says court hours for jurors usually run from about 10am to 5.30pm. Jury service is unpaid, but you can claim back some lost earnings and expenses such as travel. If you pay to park in central Leeds, keep receipts and check the claim rules on GOV.UK before you go.

Where Do You Find the Outcome of a Leeds Crown Court Case?

Not on the list. A listing shows that a hearing was due, not what happened at it, and being listed says nothing about guilt.

For a result, ask the Crown Court office through the Crown email or phone line in the contacts panel. In the most serious cases, the judiciary publishes some sentencing remarks on judiciary.uk.

If you are a victim or witness, the Witness Service or the police officer in the case should tell you the outcome. A defendant's solicitor can also confirm what happened for the family, with the defendant's agreement.

Other Ways to Check a Leeds Crown Court Hearing

The list on this page comes from the HMCTS daily list for Leeds. Other sources can confirm or add detail, depending on what you need.

If your case concerns you directly, your solicitor or the court office remains the surest check. The courts below are the other options nearby, including Westgate.

• Leeds Magistrates' Court and Family Court: on Westgate; most criminal cases start here
• Leeds District Magistrates' Court and Family Court, LS1 3BY (0.1 km away)

Before You Set Off for Oxford Row

Check three things on the morning. First, confirm your case is on the Crown list, not a civil, family or Westgate list. Next, note the courtroom and time, since rooms at Leeds change from day to day.

Finally, sort out parking in advance or plan another way in. For general questions about a Crown Court day, see what to expect at a Crown Court.