Weekly Report

Bellingham Crime Report

December 29, 2025 - January 4, 2026|176 total incidents

This Week in Bellingham

Bellingham police responded to 176 incidents during December 29, 2025 - January 4, 2026. Bellingham averaged 25.1 incidents per day, with Friday being the busiest at 40 incidents. Meridian led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 15% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (27%).

Total Incidents

176

+1% vs last week

Daily Average

25.1

incidents per day

Busiest Day

Friday

40 incidents

Violent Incidents

11%

of total activity

Friday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 40 incidents, 59% above the weekly average of 25.1.

Meridian was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 26 incidents (15% of total), followed by Downtown at 13%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 38% of weekly activity.

Most Active Neighborhoods

1
Meridian26
2
Downtown22
3
Lettered Streets17
4
Puget11
5
Barkley9

Top Incident Categories

1
Malicious48 (27%)
2
Other38 (22%)
3
Investigation26 (15%)
4
Welfare24 (14%)
5
Vehicular19 (11%)

Notable Incidents

Significant events from this week

DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Puget2025-12-29 at 18:32

1900 block of FRASER ST, Bellingham, WA

##25B76049
ASSAULT - MisdemeanorAssault
Barkley2025-12-30 at 19:29

3000 block of CINEMA PL, Bellingham, WA

##25B76243
ASSAULT - FelonyAssault
Cordata2025-12-30 at 16:45

4200 block of JAZZ LN, Bellingham, WA

##25B76218
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Columbia2025-12-31 at 17:29

1200 block of W NORTH ST, Bellingham, WA

##25B76393
SUICIDE - Attempt/ThreatWelfare
Downtown2025-12-31 at 04:36

900 block of N STATE ST, Bellingham, WA

##25B76282

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