Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
New Castle, Indiana, in Henry County, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from New Castle depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Indiana Access to Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: New Castle public records, Henry County police reports, New Castle arrest records, New Castle warrants, New Castle inmate search, New Castle criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from New Castle
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside New Castle that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as New Castle Police Department); outside it, the Henry County Sheriff's Office.
The Shirley Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Henry County, so its arrests are not broken out for Henry County here.
Reports from the New Castle Police
For New Castle, SearchSystems opened and checked the New Castle police records page at 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, 227 North Main Street New Castle, IN 47362, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for New Castle had 22 violent and 146 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 390 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Henry County Sheriff's Office
The Henry County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 102 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 242 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at henrycounty.in.gov/157/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Henry County, IN), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
What the Indiana Access to Public Records Act Requires
Under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 24 hours for a request made in person and 7 days for one sent by mail or email, and it may charge a copy fee set by the agency, within statutory limits. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 765-529-4614, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in New Castle?
From the agency that took it. The New Castle police records page is at cityofnewcastle.net, phone 765-521-6810; the sheriff's reports come from the Henry County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in New Castle have to answer?
Under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, within 24 hours for a request made in person and 7 days for one sent by mail or email. It may charge a copy fee set by the agency, within statutory limits.
How do I get a report from the Henry County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act the answer is due within 24 hours for a request made in person and 7 days for one sent by mail or email.
Is this the official New Castle website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.