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.
Hereford is a city in Deaf Smith County, Texas, with about 15,000 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, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Hereford 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 city office pages for Hereford, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Hereford records are kept
- Kept by the City of Hereford: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Deaf Smith County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Deaf Smith County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Hereford police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Hereford 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 Hereford police records.
- Website: herefordtexas.gov/178/Police-Department (page title: Police Department | Hereford, TX)
- Phone: 806-363-7120
- Address: 212 Lee Avenue Hereford, TX 79045
- Hours: Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Deaf Smith County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Hereford 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: herefordtexas.gov/m/directory/department?did=7 (page title: Staff Directory, Hereford City Hall)
- Phone: 806-363-7100
- Address: 224 N. Lee Avenue Hereford, TX 79045
- Hours: Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Hereford
Texas public records law applies to the city government of Hereford. 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.
Hereford Arrest Records
The Hereford arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Hereford's arrests to the FBI and the 351 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Hereford is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Hereford Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Hereford, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Hereford warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Hereford inmate search (the jail page of the Deaf Smith County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Hereford criminal records (the court file, the Texas criminal history and the local arrest records), Hereford court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Hereford police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Texas Public Information Act requires), Hereford traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Hereford DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case) and Hereford property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Hereford website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Hereford offices listed above, and the city's own website is herefordtexas.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Hereford?
Request it from the Hereford police records unit at herefordtexas.gov/178/Police-Department, phone 806-363-7120. 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 Hereford?
Hereford cases are heard by the courts that serve Deaf Smith County, and people arrested in Hereford are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Deaf Smith County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Hereford?
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. Texas public records law applies to city governments.