Bellingham Crime Report
This Week in Bellingham
Bellingham police responded to 243 incidents during March 30 - April 5, 2026, a notable 20% increase from the previous week. Bellingham averaged 34.7 incidents per day, with Thursday being the busiest at 45 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 23% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (26%).
Total Incidents
243
Daily Average
34.7
incidents per day
Busiest Day
Thursday
45 incidents
Violent Incidents
8%
of total activity
Thursday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 45 incidents, 30% above the weekly average of 34.7.
Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 55 incidents (23% of total), followed by Meridian at 12%. 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
2600 block of DOUGLAS AVE, Bellingham, WA
4000 block of IRON GATE RD, Bellingham, WA
2900 block of SQUALICUM PKWY, Bellingham, WA
200 block of E HOLLY ST, Bellingham, WA
3400 block of PINEHURST CT, Bellingham, WA
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