SearchSystems Editorial

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.

About this guide

Wilkinsburg is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, with about 14,000 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 Wilkinsburg 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 Wilkinsburg, 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 Wilkinsburg records are kept

Wilkinsburg police reports and records

Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Wilkinsburg 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 Wilkinsburg police records.

Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the borough police. They are in the Allegheny County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.

Wilkinsburg 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: wilkinsburgpa.gov/contact (page title: Contact | Borough of Wilkinsburg)
  • Phone: 412-244-2900
  • Address: 605 Ross Avenue, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
  • Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.

Public records requests to Wilkinsburg

Pennsylvania public records law applies to the borough government of Wilkinsburg. 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 Allegheny County

SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Allegheny County. The Allegheny County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Wilkinsburg website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Wilkinsburg offices listed above, and the borough's own website is wilkinsburgpa.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.

How do I get a police report in Wilkinsburg?

Request it from the Wilkinsburg police records unit at wilkinsburgpa.gov. 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 Wilkinsburg?

Wilkinsburg cases are heard by the courts that serve Allegheny County, and people arrested in Wilkinsburg are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Allegheny County public records guide on SearchSystems.

How do I request a public record from Wilkinsburg?

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. Pennsylvania public records law applies to borough governments.