Bellingham Crime Report
This Week in Bellingham
Bellingham police responded to 205 incidents during January 5-11, 2026, a notable 16% increase from the previous week. Bellingham averaged 29.3 incidents per day, with Thursday being the busiest at 38 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 22% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (29%).
Total Incidents
205
Daily Average
29.3
incidents per day
Busiest Day
Thursday
38 incidents
Violent Incidents
14%
of total activity
Thursday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 38 incidents, 30% above the weekly average of 29.3.
Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 46 incidents (22% of total), followed by Meridian at 13%. 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
2700 block of N PARK DR, Bellingham, WA
3400 block of WOBURN ST, Bellingham, WA
100 block of PROSPECT ST, Bellingham, WA
200 block of E HOLLY ST, Bellingham, WA
200 block of E HOLLY ST, Bellingham, WA
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