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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Northumberland County, Virginia, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Northumberland County depends on where the incident happened: the Northumberland 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 Virginia Freedom of Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Northumberland County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Northumberland County that is the Northumberland 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.
The FBI's list also places the Northumberland County State Police in Northumberland County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The Kilmarnock Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Northumberland County, so its arrests are not broken out for Northumberland County here.
Reports from the Northumberland County Sheriff's Office
The Northumberland County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 34 violent and 71 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 105 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (804) 580-5221. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at northumberlandsheriff.net (page title: Northumberland County Sheriff's Office), phone (804) 580-5221, 195 Judicial Place Heathsville, VA 22473, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
How Many Reports: Northumberland County in 2025
The one agency in Northumberland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 34 violent and 71 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Northumberland County Sheriff's Office reported 105 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Virginia Freedom of Information Act Requires
Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer a request within 5 working days, and it may charge the actual cost of searching and copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Northumberland County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Northumberland County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
How long does an agency in Northumberland County have to answer?
Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, within 5 working days. It may charge the actual cost of searching and copying.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Northumberland County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Northumberland County State Police in Northumberland County.
How do I get a report from the Northumberland County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (804) 580-5221. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
Is this the official Northumberland 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.