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.
Manchester is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, with about 116,000 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 and deeds are county or state records. This guide names the Manchester offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 city office pages for Manchester, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Manchester records are kept
- Kept by the City of Manchester: police reports; council and board meeting records; ordinances; the city's own licenses and permits; birth, death and marriage records; and property assessments.
- Kept by Hillsborough County or the state: court cases, jail bookings and deeds. These are not city records; they are in the Hillsborough County public records guide under court records, jail lookups and property records.
Manchester City Clerk: council records and vital records
The City Clerk keeps the official records of the city government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the city's contracts and other official documents. In New Hampshire, the city clerk also keeps birth, death and marriage records for events in the city. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Manchester.
- Website: manchesternh.gov/Departments/City-Clerk (page title: City Clerk)
- Phone: 603-624-6473
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Manchester police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Manchester 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 Manchester police records.
- Website: manchesternh.gov/Departments/Police/Legal-and-Professional-Standard... (page title: Records)
- Phone: (603) 792-5482
- Hours: Monday and Friday 7:30 AM-12:00 PM
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Hillsborough County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Manchester 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: manchesternh.gov (page title: City Of Manchester)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Manchester
New Hampshire public records law applies to the city government of Manchester. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records, 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 Hillsborough County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Hillsborough County. The Hillsborough County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Manchester Arrest Records
The Manchester arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Manchester's arrests to the FBI and the 2,979 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Manchester is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Manchester Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Manchester, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Manchester warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Manchester inmate search (the jail page of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Manchester criminal records (the court file, the New Hampshire criminal history and the local arrest records), Manchester court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Manchester police reports (which agency holds a report and what the New Hampshire Right-to-Know Law requires), Manchester traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Manchester DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Manchester divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Manchester property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Manchester website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Manchester offices listed above, and the city's own website is manchesternh.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Manchester?
Request it from the Manchester police records unit at manchesternh.gov, phone (603) 792-5482. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find Manchester city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at manchesternh.gov/Departments/City-Clerk, phone 603-624-6473. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and birth, death and marriage records for events in the city.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Manchester?
Manchester cases are heard by the courts that serve Hillsborough County, and people arrested in Manchester are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Hillsborough County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Manchester?
From the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. New Hampshire public records law applies to city governments.