Bellingham Crime Report: January 2026
January 2026 in Bellingham
January 2026 recorded 921 police incidents across Bellingham's 26 neighborhoods, averaging 29.7 incidents per day. Activity in Bellingham was down 20% from the previous month and down 50% year-over-year. Downtown led Bellingham with 18% of all monthly incidents.
Total Incidents
921
Daily Average
29.7
incidents per day
vs Last Month
-20%
month-over-month
vs Last Year
-50%
year-over-year
The chart shows daily incident distribution across January 2026 in Bellingham. The 20th was notably active with 44 incidents, well above the daily average of 30. Bellingham police activity trended upward through January 2026, with the final week averaging 31 incidents daily compared to 26 in the first week.
Bellingham's top three neighborhoods - Downtown, Meridian, and Lettered Streets - accounted for 42% of all monthly police activity.
Neighborhood Activity Rankings
Top 5 of 26 Bellingham neighborhoods
| Rank | Neighborhood | Incidents | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downtown | 168 | 18% |
| 2 | Meridian | 144 | 16% |
| 3 | Lettered Streets | 78 | 8% |
| 4 | Puget | 66 | 7% |
| 5 | Roosevelt | 54 | 6% |
Malicious was Bellingham's most common incident type at 27% (246 incidents), followed by Other at 16%. Overall, 13% of Bellingham police incidents were classified as violent.
Top Incident Categories
Notable Incidents
Significant events from this week
1000 block of LENORA CT, Bellingham, WA
1000 block of JERSEY ST, Bellingham, WA
1600 block of 32ND ST, Bellingham, WA
100 block of E MCLEOD RD, Bellingham, WA
100 block of E KELLOGG RD, Bellingham, WA
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