Weekly Report

Bellingham Crime Report

April 6-12, 2026|241 total incidents

This Week in Bellingham

Bellingham police responded to 241 incidents during April 6-12, 2026. Bellingham averaged 34.4 incidents per day, with Wednesday being the busiest at 45 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 25% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (28%).

Total Incidents

241

-1% vs last week

Daily Average

34.4

incidents per day

Busiest Day

Wednesday

45 incidents

Violent Incidents

8%

of total activity

Wednesday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 45 incidents, 31% above the weekly average of 34.4.

Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 61 incidents (25% of total), followed by Meridian at 13%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 46% of weekly activity.

Most Active Neighborhoods

1
Downtown61
2
Meridian32
3
Birchwood20
4
Lettered Streets16
5
York13

Top Incident Categories

1
Malicious67 (28%)
2
Other52 (22%)
3
Welfare35 (15%)
4
Investigation23 (10%)
5
Vehicular21 (9%)

Notable Incidents

Significant events from this week

DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Roosevelt2026-04-06 at 20:51

1500 block of TEXAS ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B18850
Sex Crime (Investigation)Assault
Lettered Streets2026-04-07 at 11:00

1600 block of I ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B19016
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Meridian2026-04-08 at 15:07

200 block of E BAKERVIEW RD, Bellingham, WA

##26B19224
ASSAULT - MisdemeanorAssault
Birchwood2026-04-08 at 13:38

3900 block of BENNETT DR, Bellingham, WA

##26B19210
Sex Crime (Investigation)Assault
Cordata2026-04-09 at 15:17

900 block of MAHOGANY AVE, Bellingham, WA

##26B19433

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