How to get a car accident report in Delaware
Every rule below is quoted from Delaware law or a state agency, with a link. Checked September 17, 2026.
The short answer
To get a Delaware State Police crash report, you must mail your request with a copy of your collision information exchange form and payment to the Traffic Operations Section in Dover. There is no online portal or in-person option. You must report a crash right away to the police if someone is injured or killed, if it happens on a public road and causes $2,000 or more in property damage, or if a driver appears to be impaired by alcohol or drugs.
Which agency has your report
The report comes from the agency whose officer came to the crash. On interstates and state highways that is usually the state police or highway patrol. On city streets it is the city police, and outside city limits it is often the county sheriff. Ask the officer for the report number before you leave the scene.
Requesting a state police crash report
To get a Delaware State Police crash report, you must mail your request with a copy of your collision information exchange form and payment to the Traffic Operations Section in Dover. There is no online portal or in-person option.
“Requests must be made by mail. We cannot honor walk-in requests for crash reports.”
Your reporting duties
When you must report to police
You must report a crash right away to the police if someone is injured or killed, if it happens on a public road and causes $2,000 or more in property damage, or if a driver appears to be impaired by alcohol or drugs.
“When the collision occurs on a public highway and results in property damage to an apparent extent of $2,000 or more”
Whether you must file your own report
Delaware does not require drivers to separately file a crash report with the DMV. Reporting to the police under the rule above meets the legal duty, and the Department of Safety and Homeland Security can only ask for extra paperwork if the police report on file is incomplete.
“may require drivers involved in collisions, or police departments, to file supplemental reports of collisions upon forms furnished by it whenever the original report is insufficient”
Sources on this page
Each one was opened and checked on September 17, 2026.
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