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 October 2, 2026.
Granville County, North Carolina, has about 62,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Granville County depends on where the incident happened: the Granville County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the North Carolina Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Granville County public records, Granville County arrest records, Granville County warrants, Granville County inmate search, Granville County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Granville County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Granville County that is the Granville County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Granville County Sheriff's Office
The Granville County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 64 violent and 317 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 506 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at granvillecounty.org/520/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Granville County, NC), 104 Belle Street, Oxford, NC 27565, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Granville County
The three cities the FBI lists in Granville County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Oxford: 78 violent and 290 property crimes reported for 2025; 416 arrests reported for 2025. The Oxford police department's page is at oxfordnc.org/departments/police/index.php, phone 919-693-3161 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Butner: 31 violent and 106 property crimes reported for 2025; 219 arrests reported for 2025.
- Creedmoor: 11 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2025; 101 arrests reported for 2025. The Creedmoor police department's page is at cityofcreedmoor.org/departments-and-services/police, phone (919) 764-1057 (verified September 26, 2026).
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Granville County in 2025
The four agencies in Granville County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 184 violent and 756 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Granville County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,242 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the North Carolina Public Records Act Requires
The North Carolina Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days, at a charge of the actual cost of copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at granvillecounty.org/166/Public-Records-Requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Granville County, NC).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Granville County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Granville County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the North Carolina Public Records Act the answer is due as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days.
How long does an agency in Granville County have to answer?
Under the North Carolina Public Records Act, as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
How do I get a report from the Granville County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the North Carolina Public Records Act the answer is due as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Granville County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.