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.
Hampstead is a town in Carroll County, Maryland, with about 6,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the town and the county. The town 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 Hampstead 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 town office pages for Hampstead, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Police records, Town Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Town or county record: where Hampstead records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Hampstead: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Carroll County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not town records; they are in the Carroll County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Hampstead police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Hampstead 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 Hampstead police records.
- Website: hampsteadmd.gov/?SEC=EB71A95D-B0F4-4D8C-BA94-31D49E375479 (page title: Police Records | Town of Hampstead)
- Phone: 410-239-8954
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the town police. They are in the Carroll County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Hampstead Town Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the town's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The town's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: hampsteadmd.gov/contact (page title: Contact Us | Town of Hampstead)
- Phone: 410-239-7408
- Address: 1034 S. Carroll Street, Hampstead, MD 21074
- Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Hampstead
Maryland public records law applies to the town government of Hampstead. 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.
Other cities and towns in Carroll County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Carroll County. The Carroll County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Hampstead website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Hampstead offices listed above, and the town's own website is hampsteadmd.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Hampstead?
Request it from the Hampstead police records unit at hampsteadmd.gov, phone 410-239-8954. 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 Hampstead?
Hampstead cases are heard by the courts that serve Carroll County, and people arrested in Hampstead are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Carroll County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Hampstead?
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. Maryland public records law applies to town governments.