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.
New Castle is a city in Henry County, Indiana, with about 17,000 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 New Castle offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for New Castle, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where New Castle records are kept
- Kept by the City of New Castle: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Henry 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 Henry County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
New Castle police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the New Castle 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 New Castle police records.
- Website: cityofnewcastle.net/egov/apps/document/center.egov?view=item&id=1049 (page title: Document Center | Police | Records | City of New Castle, IN)
- Phone: 765-521-6810
- Address: 227 North Main Street New Castle, IN 47362
- 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 Henry County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
New Castle 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: cityofnewcastle.net/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov (page title: Locations | City Hall | City of New Castle, IN)
- Phone: 765-521-6823
- Address: 227 N Main St New Castle, IN 47362
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to New Castle
Indiana public records law applies to the city government of New Castle. A record that is not posted online 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. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official New Castle website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official New Castle offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofnewcastle.net; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in New Castle?
Request it from the New Castle police records unit at cityofnewcastle.net, phone 765-521-6810. 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 New Castle?
New Castle cases are heard by the courts that serve Henry County, and people arrested in New Castle are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Henry County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from New Castle?
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. Indiana public records law applies to city governments.