New Castle County Crime Map
Delaware · Latest 24h · updated 2026-11-12
| Latest 24h | 1 incident, 1 violent (2026-11-10) |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 6,809 incidents through October |
| 2025 (full year) | 8,296 incidents |
| Full archive | 117,471 incidents (2015–2026) |
Source: New Castle County Division of Police open data.
About crime in New Castle County
Latest mapped day. New Castle County recorded 1 incident on 2026-11-10, including 1 violent-category incident. This is a short-window snapshot of police open data, not a personal-safety score.
Year-over-year context
New Castle County recorded 7,018 incidents in 2024 and 8,296 in 2025, a 18.2% increase. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.
Latest 24h (2026-11-10) category breakdown
| Assault | 1 |
Across 2015–2026, the current archive contains 117,471 incidents for New Castle County. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
New Castle County crime overview
Essay updated 2026-11-12 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. New Castle County recorded 8,296 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, according to the New Castle County Division of Police. Assault was the most reported category with 2,223 incidents, accounting for 26.8% of the total, followed by theft with 1,817. The 2025 total was up 18.2% from 7,018 in 2024. January–October 2026 data show 6,809 incidents, down 2.7% from the same months in 2025.
About this data
TheCrimeMaps shows police-reported crime locations for New Castle County, Delaware, using open data from the New Castle County Division of Police. The map plots each incident recorded in calendar year 2025, with filters by category to explore where Assault, Theft and other offense types were reported across the county. Selecting 2025 displays the full 12 months of reporting for that year.
In 2025, the dataset records 8,296 police-reported incidents. That includes 2,264 violent-category incidents, or 27.3%, covering assault, sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide. Assault accounted for 2,223 incidents, or 26.8%, followed by Theft with 1,817 incidents, or 21.9%. The archive combines 117,471 incidents from 2015 to 2026, and the latest update runs through November 2026 for review.
Recent trend
Totals rose 18.2% between the two consecutive complete calendar years, from 7,018 incidents in 2024 to 8,296 incidents in 2025. That increase followed a longer decline from 12,110 incidents in 2016 and 10,926 incidents in 2021 to the 2024 low. For the current window, January–October 2026 recorded 6,809 incidents compared with 6,997 for the same months in 2025, a decline of 2.7%. Together, the figures show a rebound in 2025 after the 2022–2024 decreases, with early 2026 tracking slightly below the same period a year earlier.
Category breakdown
In 2025, Assault was the most reported category with 2,223 incidents, or 26.8% of the 8,296 total. Theft was second with 1,817 incidents, or 21.9%, followed by Other with 1,267 incidents, or 15.3%. Fraud added 1,128 incidents, or 13.6%, while Vandalism contributed 797 incidents, or 9.6%, and Auto theft totaled 681 incidents, or 8.2%. The Other group largely reflects Other crime with 608 incidents, or 7.3%, plus Harassment with 307 incidents, or 3.7%, Weapons offenses with 244 incidents, or 2.9%, and Impaired & dangerous driving with 108 incidents, or 1.3%. TheCrimeMaps lists Other crime, Harassment, Weapons offenses and Impaired & dangerous driving separately to show what the Other total contains in 2025.
What this means
New Castle County's 2025 profile centers on 8,296 incidents, with Assault at 2,223 incidents, or 26.8%, narrowly ahead of Theft at 1,817 incidents, or 21.9%. Other at 1,267 incidents, or 15.3%, and Fraud at 1,128 incidents, or 13.6%, add depth beyond those two leaders. The 2025 total of 8,296 sits above 7,018 in 2024 but below 12,110 in 2016 and 10,926 in 2021, framing 2025 as a higher-volume year than the prior year while remaining under earlier peaks.
FAQ
How many police-reported incidents were there in New Castle County in 2025?
New Castle County recorded 8,296 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, covering 12 months of data. That total includes 2,264 violent-category incidents, representing 27.3% of all 2025 reports. For longer context, the archive from 2015 to 2026 contains 117,471 incidents combined, which is separate from the 2025 headline total.
What type of crime was reported most in New Castle County in 2025?
Assault was the leading category in 2025 with 2,223 reported incidents, or 26.8% of the 8,296 total. Theft followed with 1,817 reports at 21.9%, while Other accounted for 1,267 reports at 15.3%. Fraud recorded 1,128 reports and Vandalism recorded 797 reports in the same 12-month period.
Are reported incidents increasing or decreasing in New Castle County?
On a complete-year basis, reported incidents rose 18.2% from 7,018 in 2024 to 8,296 in 2025. On a same-period basis, January–October 2026 recorded 6,809 incidents compared with 6,997 in January–October 2025, a decrease of 2.7%. The 2025 comparison uses two consecutive complete calendar years.
Which neighborhoods in New Castle County had the most incidents in 2025?
This county-level page reports 8,296 incidents for 2025 without a ranked list of named neighborhoods. That means readers can compare categories such as Assault at 2,223 reports and Theft at 1,817 reports, and years such as 2024 at 7,018 reports, but cannot rank neighborhoods from this table. Use the county totals when describing 2025.
Where do the New Castle County crime numbers come from?
The 2025 totals, including 8,296 incidents and the Assault count of 2,223, are based on records from the New Castle County Division of Police. The Other total of 1,267 in 2025 breaks into Other crime at 608 reports, Harassment at 307, Weapons offenses at 244, and Impaired & dangerous driving at 108.
How up to date is the New Castle County crime data?
These figures are current through November 2026. The headline year 2025 is complete with 12 months of data and 8,296 incidents. The archive also includes 2026 with 6,945 incidents across 11 months, which is partial and not directly comparable to complete years. Same-month data for January–October compares 6,809 incidents in 2026 with 6,997 in 2025.
Explore New Castle County
By category
- New Castle County Assault (26,224)
- New Castle County Robbery (1,184)
- New Castle County Homicide (103)
- New Castle County Burglary (7,534)
- New Castle County Auto theft (6,758)
- New Castle County Theft (31,763)
- New Castle County Vandalism (12,018)
- New Castle County Fraud (17,128)
- New Castle County Other (14,759)
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Neighborhoods
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