| Leicestershire 1735 - 1799 | ||
| In the period 1757 to 1799 there were 136 death sentences of which 29 were carried out. | ||
| In the years 1735 – 1756, 52 death sentences were commuted and a report of | ||
| 1 execution has been found. | ||
| Name | Crime | Execution date |
| John Clarke | Highway robbery | March/April 1740 |
| Probably hanged as he robbed mail coach | ||
| Abbott Lewin | Murder wife | W 26 March 1755 |
| John Hall | Murder of William Proudman | W 26 July 1758 |
| Thomas Castlebine & | Murder of Edward Brown | M 16 March 1761 |
| Catherine Castlebine | Murder of Edward Brown | M 16 March 1761 |
| (husband & wife) | ||
| Mathew Bott (73) | Forgery | S 9 April 1763 |
| John Townsend | Burglary | S 9 April 1763 |
| John Smith (Douglas) | At large | M 5 September 1763 |
| James Earl | Highway robbery | M 27 March 1769 |
| Samuel Beck | Rape of Mary Payne | M 27 March 1769 |
| William Goosey | Burglary | S 3 April 1773 |
| William Mee | Murder wife | M 24 March 1777 |
| Elizabeth Johnson | Murder her bastard child | M 23 March 1778 |
| Thomas Bunney & | Burglary | M 6 April 1778 |
| William Wykes | Burglary | M 6 April 1778 |
| James Ward | Highway robbery | M 1 April 1782 |
| Richard Lewis | Highway robbery | M 8 April 1782 |
| John Branson | Highway robbery | W 7 April 1784 |
| John Colson | Highway robbery | W 7 April 1784 |
| Abraham Shaw | Burglary | M 28 March 1785 |
| John Browning & | Burglary | M 3 April 1786 |
| John Jones | Burglary | M 3 April 1786 |
| John Figures (19) | Burglary | S 8 April 1786 |
| Thomas Torville (17) | Horse theft | S 8 April 1786 |
| Thomas Roe | Highway robbery | M 12 April 1790 |
| Edward Jones, | Murder of Henry Hutchins | M 21 March 1796 |
| Matthew Riley & | Murder of Henry Hutchins | M 21 March 1796 |
| Dennis Conray | Murder of Henry Hutchins | M 21 March 1796 |
| Timothy Dunn | Murder of Mary Lakin | M 21 March 1796 |
| George Davenport (19) | Highway robbery | M 28 August 1797 |
| John Crowder | Sheep theft | M 13 August 1798 |