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.
Carolina Beach is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, with about 6,900 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 Carolina Beach 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 Carolina Beach, 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 Carolina Beach records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Carolina Beach: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by New Hanover 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 New Hanover County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Carolina Beach police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Carolina Beach 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 Carolina Beach police records.
- Website: carolinabeach.gov/220/Contact-the-Police (page title: Contact the Police | Carolina Beach, NC)
- Phone: 910-458-2988
- Address: 1121 N Lake Park Blvd. Carolina Beach, NC 28428
- 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 New Hanover County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Carolina Beach 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: carolinabeach.gov (page title: Carolina Beach, NC)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Carolina Beach
North Carolina public records law applies to the town government of Carolina Beach. 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 New Hanover County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in New Hanover County. The New Hanover County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Carolina Beach website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Carolina Beach offices listed above, and the town's own website is carolinabeach.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Carolina Beach?
Request it from the Carolina Beach police records unit at carolinabeach.gov/220/Contact-the-Police, phone 910-458-2988. 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 Carolina Beach?
Carolina Beach cases are heard by the courts that serve New Hanover County, and people arrested in Carolina Beach are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the New Hanover County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Carolina Beach?
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. North Carolina public records law applies to town governments.