Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Brea is a city in Orange County, California, with about 48,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Brea offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 city office pages for Brea, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Brea records are kept
- Kept by the City of Brea: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Orange County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Orange County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Brea police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Brea police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Brea police records.
- Website: cityofbrea.gov/DocumentCenter/View/73/Request-for-Release (page title: BPD F-85 Rev 8/2026 REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF RECORDS INFORMATION)
- Phone: (714) 990-7950
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Orange County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Brea City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: cityofbrea.gov/93/City-Services (page title: City Services | Brea, CA)
- Phone: (714) 990-7600
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Brea
California public records law applies to the city government of Brea. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: cityofbrea.gov/98/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Brea, CA)
- Phone: (714) 990-7950
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Orange County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Orange County. The Orange County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
- Anaheim
- Irvine
- Santa Ana
- Huntington Beach
- Garden Grove
- Fullerton
- Costa Mesa
- Mission Viejo
- Westminster
- Lake Forest
- Newport Beach
- Buena Park
- Tustin
- Yorba Linda
- Laguna Niguel
- San Clemente
- La Habra
- Fountain Valley
- Placentia
- Aliso Viejo
- Cypress
- Rancho Santa Margarita
- Stanton
- Dana Point
- Seal Beach
- Laguna Beach
- La Palma
- Los Alamitos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Brea website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Brea offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofbrea.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Brea?
Request it from the Brea police records unit at cityofbrea.gov, phone (714) 990-7950. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Brea?
Brea cases are heard by the courts that serve Orange County, and people arrested in Brea are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Orange County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Brea?
Through the city's records request page at cityofbrea.gov/98/Public-Records-Request, phone (714) 990-7950. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.