Bellingham Crime Report
This Week in Bellingham
Bellingham police responded to 428 incidents during May 19-25, 2025, a notable 25% increase from the previous week. Bellingham averaged 61.1 incidents per day, with Wednesday being the busiest at 74 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 27% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (34%).
Total Incidents
428
Daily Average
61.1
incidents per day
Busiest Day
Wednesday
74 incidents
Violent Incidents
11%
of total activity
Wednesday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 74 incidents, 21% above the weekly average of 61.1.
Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 115 incidents (27% of total), followed by Meridian at 13%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 47% of weekly activity.
Most Active Neighborhoods
Top Incident Categories
Notable Incidents
Significant events from this week
2400 block of DONOVAN AVE, Bellingham, WA
700 block of GLADSTONE ST, Bellingham, WA
1200 block of ELLIS ST, Bellingham, WA
3000 block of CINEMA PL, Bellingham, WA
2400 block of SAMISH WAY, Bellingham, WA
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