Bellingham Crime Report
This Week in Bellingham
Bellingham police responded to 181 incidents during February 16-22, 2026, a 20% decrease from the prior week. Bellingham averaged 25.9 incidents per day, with Thursday being the busiest at 33 incidents. Meridian led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 20% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (19%).
Total Incidents
181
Daily Average
25.9
incidents per day
Busiest Day
Thursday
33 incidents
Violent Incidents
9%
of total activity
Thursday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 33 incidents, 27% above the weekly average of 25.9.
Meridian was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 37 incidents (20% of total), followed by Downtown at 12%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 40% of weekly activity.
Most Active Neighborhoods
Top Incident Categories
Notable Incidents
Significant events from this week
2900 block of W MAPLEWOOD AVE, Bellingham, WA
1500 block of CORNWALL AVE, Bellingham, WA
2800 block of COTTONWOOD AVE, Bellingham, WA
100 block of CENTRAL AVE, Bellingham, WA
1600 block of TEXAS ST, Bellingham, WA
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