Weekly Report

Bellingham Crime Report

May 18-24, 2026|236 total incidents

This Week in Bellingham

Bellingham police responded to 236 incidents during May 18-24, 2026, a notable 22% increase from the previous week. Bellingham averaged 33.7 incidents per day, with Tuesday being the busiest at 41 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 19% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (22%).

Total Incidents

236

+22% vs last week

Daily Average

33.7

incidents per day

Busiest Day

Tuesday

41 incidents

Violent Incidents

14%

of total activity

Tuesday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 41 incidents, 22% above the weekly average of 33.7.

Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 44 incidents (19% of total), followed by Meridian at 10%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 39% of weekly activity.

Most Active Neighborhoods

1
Downtown44
2
Meridian24
3
Roosevelt23
4
Lettered Streets20
5
York18

Top Incident Categories

1
Malicious53 (22%)
2
Welfare45 (19%)
3
Other44 (19%)
4
Investigation30 (13%)
5
Theft30 (13%)

Notable Incidents

Significant events from this week

ASSAULT - MisdemeanorAssault
Birchwood2026-05-24 at 14:09

2700 block of W MAPLEWOOD AVE, Bellingham, WA

##26B28932
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Barkley2026-05-24 at 12:53

2700 block of SUNSET DR, Bellingham, WA

##26B28920
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Birchwood2026-05-24 at 04:15

2700 block of W MAPLEWOOD AVE, Bellingham, WA

##26B28871
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Happy Valley2026-05-24 at 01:35

1100 block of 23RD ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B28858
SUICIDE - Attempt/ThreatWelfare
York2026-05-23 at 19:06

1500 block of FRANKLIN ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B28775

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