Bellingham Crime Report: April 2025
April 2025 in Bellingham
April 2025 recorded 1,728 police incidents across Bellingham's 25 neighborhoods, averaging 57.6 incidents per day. Activity in Bellingham was down 1% from the previous month. Downtown led Bellingham with 22% of all monthly incidents.
Total Incidents
1728
Daily Average
57.6
incidents per day
vs Last Month
-1%
month-over-month
vs Last Year
N/A
year-over-year
The chart shows daily incident distribution across April 2025 in Bellingham. The 1st was notably active with 78 incidents, well above the daily average of 58. Activity in Bellingham declined through April 2025, dropping from 59 incidents daily in the first week to 55 by month's end.
Bellingham's top three neighborhoods - Downtown, Meridian, and Lettered Streets - accounted for 45% of all monthly police activity.
Neighborhood Activity Rankings
Top 5 of 25 Bellingham neighborhoods
| Rank | Neighborhood | Incidents | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downtown | 385 | 22% |
| 2 | Meridian | 252 | 15% |
| 3 | Lettered Streets | 143 | 8% |
| 4 | Roosevelt | 99 | 6% |
| 5 | Puget | 96 | 6% |
Malicious was Bellingham's most common incident type at 31% (540 incidents), followed by Theft at 16%. Overall, 10% of Bellingham police incidents were classified as violent.
Top Incident Categories
Notable Incidents
Significant events from this week
3000 block of CORNWALL AVE, Bellingham, WA
2200 block of ELECTRIC AVE, Bellingham, WA
4100 block of DEEMER RD, Bellingham, WA
3300 block of BENNETT DR, Bellingham, WA
2800 block of COTTONWOOD AVE, Bellingham, WA
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