Bellingham Crime Report
This Week in Bellingham
Bellingham police responded to 86 incidents during January 5-11, 2026, a 51% decrease from the prior week. Bellingham averaged 12.3 incidents per day, with Tuesday being the busiest at 37 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 22% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (26%).
Total Incidents
86
Daily Average
12.3
incidents per day
Busiest Day
Tuesday
37 incidents
Violent Incidents
13%
of total activity
Tuesday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 37 incidents, 201% above the weekly average of 12.3.
Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 19 incidents (22% of total), followed by Meridian at 13%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 48% of weekly activity.
Most Active Neighborhoods
Top Incident Categories
Notable Incidents
Significant events from this week
1500 block of N STATE ST, Bellingham, WA
2200 block of DOUGLAS AVE, Bellingham, WA
3900 block of KEYSTONE WAY, Bellingham, WA
1000 block of POTTER ST, Bellingham, WA
200 block of LOTTIE ST, Bellingham, WA
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