Weekly Report

Bellingham Crime Report

January 26 - February 1, 2026|224 total incidents

This Week in Bellingham

Bellingham police responded to 224 incidents during January 26 - February 1, 2026. Bellingham averaged 32 incidents per day, with Tuesday being the busiest at 38 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 18% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (30%).

Total Incidents

224

+9% vs last week

Daily Average

32

incidents per day

Busiest Day

Tuesday

38 incidents

Violent Incidents

16%

of total activity

Bellingham police activity peaked on Tuesday with 38 incidents reported.

Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 41 incidents (18% of total), followed by Meridian at 15%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 44% of weekly activity.

Most Active Neighborhoods

1
Downtown41
2
Meridian33
3
Puget24
4
Barkley16
5
Happy Valley13

Top Incident Categories

1
Malicious67 (30%)
2
Other34 (15%)
3
Welfare33 (15%)
4
Investigation30 (13%)
5
Theft30 (13%)

Notable Incidents

Significant events from this week

DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Lettered Streets2026-02-01 at 22:17

1800 block of D ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B06103
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
South Bellingham2026-02-01 at 18:16

1800 block of 20TH ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B06056
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
South Bellingham2026-02-01 at 17:40

1600 block of OLD FAIRHAVEN PKWY, Bellingham, WA

##26B06049
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Columbia2026-02-01 at 13:51

2400 block of LYNN ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B06012
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Downtown2026-02-01 at 13:35

200 block of W HOLLY ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B06011

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