Bellingham Crime Report
This Week in Bellingham
Bellingham police responded to 223 incidents during May 25-31, 2026. Bellingham averaged 31.9 incidents per day, with Friday being the busiest at 40 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 17% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (26%).
Total Incidents
223
Daily Average
31.9
incidents per day
Busiest Day
Friday
40 incidents
Violent Incidents
8%
of total activity
Friday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 40 incidents, 25% above the weekly average of 31.9.
Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 37 incidents (17% of total), followed by Meridian at 13%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 39% of weekly activity.
Most Active Neighborhoods
Top Incident Categories
Notable Incidents
Significant events from this week
1400 block of RAILROAD AVE, Bellingham, WA
3300 block of NORTHWEST AVE, Bellingham, WA
200 block of W HOLLY ST, Bellingham, WA
4300 block of MERIDIAN ST, Bellingham, WA
2400 block of YEW ST, Bellingham, WA
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