Bellingham Crime Report
This Week in Bellingham
Bellingham police responded to 413 incidents during July 14-20, 2025, a notable 12% increase from the previous week. Bellingham averaged 59 incidents per day, with Tuesday being the busiest at 82 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 24% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (27%).
Total Incidents
413
Daily Average
59
incidents per day
Busiest Day
Tuesday
82 incidents
Violent Incidents
15%
of total activity
Tuesday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 82 incidents, 39% above the weekly average of 59.
Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 100 incidents (24% of total), followed by Meridian at 15%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 47% of weekly activity.
Most Active Neighborhoods
Top Incident Categories
Notable Incidents
Significant events from this week
2000 block of FRASER ST, Bellingham, WA
4100 block of JAMES ST, Bellingham, WA
3500 block of NORTHWEST AVE, Bellingham, WA
4200 block of MERIDIAN ST, Bellingham, WA
1400 block of HARRIS AVE, Bellingham, WA
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