Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime in Newcastle sits close to the middle of U.S. towns
Overall, it grades B− for safety (#10 of 19 graded towns in Wyoming). On top of that, typical years here bring 1.8 violent crimes plus 9.7 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 plus 17.5 in the rest of Wyoming.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of WY” is every other Wyoming city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What’s behind Newcastle’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Property crime holds Newcastle’s grade up; violent crime pulls it down. Its violent rate (1.8) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Newcastle | Rest of Wyoming | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Newcastle’s police reported 18 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.8 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.4 in the rest of Wyoming and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Newcastle per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Newcastle property | Rest of Wyoming property | Newcastle violent | Rest of Wyoming violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.1 | 19.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 10.3 | 20.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 8.1 | 17.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 10.7 | 14.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Wyoming.
40 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
4 violent and 36 property, as reported to the FBI by Newcastle’s police.
No one died in a crash on Newcastle’s roads in 2019–2023
That is about what is typical for Wyoming towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (0.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Newcastle’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Newcastle’s own rate (0.0) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Newcastle and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | B− | 1.8 | 9.7 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Wyoming towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | B− | 1.8 | 9.7 |
| Thermopolis | A− | 0.5 | 5.6 |
| Glenrock | A− | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| Buffalo | B+ | 0.9 | 7.5 |
| Mills | B+ | 1.3 | 7.4 |
| Worland | B+ | 1.5 | 6.7 |
The five graded Wyoming towns closest to Newcastle’s population (3,349), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Newcastle. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Newcastle’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (3,353 in 2025); our figure for Newcastle is 3,349 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Newcastle
Is Newcastle, WY safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Newcastle reports less crime per resident than 54% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #10 of 19 in Wyoming. Its police reported 1.8 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.4 in the rest of Wyoming and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Newcastle?
1.8 violent and 9.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Wyoming reports 2.4 and 17.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Who polices Newcastle?
Newcastle’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Newcastle”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.