Bellingham Crime Report
This Week in Bellingham
Bellingham police responded to 226 incidents during March 16-22, 2026. Bellingham averaged 32.3 incidents per day, with Wednesday being the busiest at 43 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 27% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (32%).
Total Incidents
226
Daily Average
32.3
incidents per day
Busiest Day
Wednesday
43 incidents
Violent Incidents
11%
of total activity
Wednesday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 43 incidents, 33% above the weekly average of 32.3.
Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 61 incidents (27% of total), followed by Meridian at 12%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 49% of weekly activity.
Most Active Neighborhoods
Top Incident Categories
Notable Incidents
Significant events from this week
2800 block of IRON ST, Bellingham, WA
1200 block of PUGET ST, Bellingham, WA
1000 block of N FOREST ST, Bellingham, WA
200 block of E HOLLY ST, Bellingham, WA
1200 block of RAILROAD AVE, Bellingham, WA
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