Bellingham Crime Report
This Week in Bellingham
Bellingham police responded to 357 incidents during May 5-11, 2025, a 11% decrease from the prior week. Bellingham averaged 51 incidents per day, with Monday being the busiest at 71 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 22% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (28%).
Total Incidents
357
Daily Average
51
incidents per day
Busiest Day
Monday
71 incidents
Violent Incidents
15%
of total activity
Monday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 71 incidents, 39% above the weekly average of 51.
Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 77 incidents (22% of total), followed by Meridian at 14%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 44% of weekly activity.
Most Active Neighborhoods
Top Incident Categories
Notable Incidents
Significant events from this week
900 block of 21ST ST, Bellingham, WA
2500 block of DONOVAN AVE, Bellingham, WA
2000 block of 36TH ST, Bellingham, WA
200 block of CENTRAL AVE, Bellingham, WA
800 block of HALLECK ST, Bellingham, WA
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