Woodbury Police Department Crash Report Guide
Woodbury handles crash-report requests online, through the city's GovQA records portal at woodburymn.govqa.us. The timing matters too: through roughly summer 2028 the department's building at 2100 Radio Drive is being rebuilt, and in-person counter service has moved to Woodbury City Hall for the duration. If you were hurt in a Woodbury crash, the official report starts with a portal request, not a trip.
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Online First
The Report Comes Through a Portal, Not a Counter
The agency's official name is the Woodbury Public Safety Department; its police division is what most people mean by the Woodbury Police Department. The city's data-practices policy expressly directs Public Safety records requests, crash reports included, to the GovQA portal, and the portal's My Request Center tracks each request through release. Police-data questions go to the Public Safety office at 651-714-3600 or police@woodburymn.gov.
One statewide rule sits underneath every request: Minnesota Statutes section 169.09 limits crash-report release to the people involved in the crash and a short list connected to them, including injured people and their attorneys. For data about yourself, the city's policy commits to an answer within 10 business days.
2026–2028 Construction
Counter Service Is at City Hall Through Summer 2028
In November 2024, Woodbury voters approved a half-percent sales tax to rebuild the Radio Drive site as a $60 million Public Safety Campus. Construction began in 2026; completion is projected for roughly summer 2028. The relocation is temporary, but it's real: since April 30, 2026, in-person counter service has run out of Woodbury City Hall at 8301 Valley Creek Road, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. — not 2100 Radio Drive.
The former Washington County Service Center building just south on Radio Drive holds relocated staff and is not open to the public. And three phone numbers do three different jobs: 651-714-3600 is the Public Safety office, 651-714-3500 is City Hall, and 651-439-9381 is Washington County Dispatch, the county-run line for non-emergency police calls. Emergencies are 911, always.
One Agency
Police, Fire, and EMS Under One Roof Since 1996
Woodbury merged police, fire, and EMS into one agency on July 1, 1996, under a single Public Safety Director who also serves as Police Chief. For an injured client, that structure means the crash report and the ambulance record come from the same department but travel different lanes: the report is public data and moves through the portal, while ambulance and EMS records are medical records that require a HIPAA authorization, faxed to 651-714-3708, attention Medical Records, or submitted through the department's patient portal.
Both documents matter. The report captures what the responding officer found; the run sheet captures what paramedics saw and did in the minutes after impact. Gathering both early is part of how I build the evidence record in an auto-accident case.
Fees and Timing
What a Report Costs and When It Arrives
No flat report fee exists in Woodbury. The city charges under its adopted Data Practices policy instead: inspection is free, copies cost 25 cents a page for requests of 100 pages or fewer, and electronic data is billed at actual cost. Fees are set annually by ordinance, so confirm the current schedule when your request is approved.
The state sells its own copy of the crash record separately. Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services releases it on form PS2503 for $5, about three weeks after the incident; an attorney or insurer requesting it needs a release signed by someone involved in the crash.
Getting There
Radio Drive, on the Washington County Side
The department's permanent address is 2100 Radio Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125, in the civic corridor along Radio Drive on the Washington County side of the east metro, 2.05 miles from M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital, Woodbury's emergency department. I represent injured people across Woodbury and Washington County.
A Maplewood crash, across the county line, means the opposite process: no online portal, a records counter, and four manual request routes. My guide to Maplewood's counter-based records process covers the Ramsey County counterpart, and the firm's full set of points-of-interest guides covers the hospitals, courthouses, and other stops an east-metro injury case runs through.
Common Questions
Woodbury Crash Report FAQ
Can I request a Woodbury crash report online? +
Yes. It's the primary channel: the city directs Public Safety records requests to its GovQA portal, with tracking through My Request Center.
Can I still make a request in person during construction? +
Yes, at Woodbury City Hall, 8301 Valley Creek Road, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The move is temporary: counter service relocated there April 30, 2026, during the Radio Drive rebuild, which is projected to finish around summer 2028.
What does a Woodbury crash report cost? +
There's no flat report fee. Inspection is free, and copies follow the city's data-practices fee schedule, which is reset annually by ordinance. The state's separate copy from Driver and Vehicle Services costs $5 on form PS2503.
How do I get the ambulance records from a Woodbury crash? +
Through a HIPAA authorization, not the records portal. Fax the signed authorization to 651-714-3708, attention Medical Records, or use the department's patient portal. EMS records are medical records; the public-data rules don't apply.
Important Information: Andrade Law is not affiliated with the Woodbury Public Safety Department or the City of Woodbury. Records procedures, fees, counter locations, and construction timelines are set by the city and can change without notice — construction-era details in particular. Verify current information at woodburymn.gov before you visit or rely on it.
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