Bellingham Crime Report
This Week in Bellingham
Bellingham police responded to 236 incidents during May 18-24, 2026, a notable 22% increase from the previous week. Bellingham averaged 33.7 incidents per day, with Tuesday being the busiest at 41 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 19% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (22%).
Total Incidents
236
Daily Average
33.7
incidents per day
Busiest Day
Tuesday
41 incidents
Violent Incidents
14%
of total activity
Tuesday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 41 incidents, 22% above the weekly average of 33.7.
Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 44 incidents (19% of total), followed by Meridian at 10%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 39% of weekly activity.
Most Active Neighborhoods
Top Incident Categories
Notable Incidents
Significant events from this week
2700 block of W MAPLEWOOD AVE, Bellingham, WA
2700 block of SUNSET DR, Bellingham, WA
2700 block of W MAPLEWOOD AVE, Bellingham, WA
1100 block of 23RD ST, Bellingham, WA
1500 block of FRANKLIN ST, Bellingham, WA
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