Bellingham Crime Report
This Week in Bellingham
Bellingham police responded to 202 incidents during March 23-29, 2026, a 11% decrease from the prior week. Bellingham averaged 28.9 incidents per day, with Friday being the busiest at 41 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 21% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (34%).
Total Incidents
202
Daily Average
28.9
incidents per day
Busiest Day
Friday
41 incidents
Violent Incidents
10%
of total activity
Friday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 41 incidents, 42% above the weekly average of 28.9.
Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 42 incidents (21% of total), followed by Meridian at 18%. 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
2500 block of MERIDIAN ST, Bellingham, WA
1200 block of BAY ST, Bellingham, WA
600 block of DUPONT ST, Bellingham, WA
200 block of E HOLLY ST, Bellingham, WA
200 block of E HOLLY ST, Bellingham, WA
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