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.
Caldwell is a borough in Essex County, New Jersey, with about 9,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the borough and the county. The borough 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 Caldwell 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 borough office pages for Caldwell, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Borough or county, Police records, Borough Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Borough or county record: where Caldwell records are kept
- Kept by the Borough of Caldwell: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the borough's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Essex County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not borough records; they are in the Essex County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Caldwell police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Caldwell 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 Caldwell police records.
- Website: caldwell-nj.com/index.asp (page title: Internal Affairs Summaries | Police | Caldwell, New Jersey)
- Phone: (973) 226-6100
- Address: 80 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 07006
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the borough police. They are in the Essex County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Caldwell Borough Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the borough's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The borough's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: caldwell-nj.com/index.asp?SEC=A3F659AD-9759-45AC-9588-38917AC5090D (page title: Contact Us | Caldwell, New Jersey)
- Phone: 973-403-4636
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Caldwell
New Jersey public records law applies to the borough government of Caldwell. 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 Essex County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Essex County. The Essex County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Caldwell website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Caldwell offices listed above, and the borough's own website is caldwell-nj.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Caldwell?
Request it from the Caldwell police records unit at caldwell-nj.com/index.asp, phone (973) 226-6100. 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 Caldwell?
Caldwell cases are heard by the courts that serve Essex County, and people arrested in Caldwell are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Essex County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Caldwell?
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. New Jersey public records law applies to borough governments.