Weekly Report

Bellingham Crime Report

December 15-21, 2025|249 total incidents

This Week in Bellingham

Bellingham police responded to 249 incidents during December 15-21, 2025, a 20% decrease from the prior week. Bellingham averaged 35.6 incidents per day, with Monday being the busiest at 47 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 22% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (27%).

Total Incidents

249

-20% vs last week

Daily Average

35.6

incidents per day

Busiest Day

Monday

47 incidents

Violent Incidents

15%

of total activity

Monday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 47 incidents, 32% above the weekly average of 35.6.

Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 55 incidents (22% of total), followed by Meridian at 14%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 44% of weekly activity.

Most Active Neighborhoods

Top Incident Categories

1
Malicious68 (27%)
2
Other49 (20%)
3
Welfare32 (13%)
4
Investigation29 (12%)
5
Theft26 (10%)

Notable Incidents

Significant events from this week

ASSAULT - FelonyAssault
Lettered Streets2025-12-19 at 23:32

1300 block of F ST, Bellingham, WA

##25B74451
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Birchwood2025-12-18 at 23:35

2900 block of PATTON ST, Bellingham, WA

##25B74250
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Happy Valley2025-12-18 at 20:59

1200 block of 23RD ST, Bellingham, WA

##25B74223
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Birchwood2025-12-18 at 16:42

3300 block of HILDA LN, Bellingham, WA

##25B74191
ASSAULT - MisdemeanorAssault
Lettered Streets2025-12-18 at 15:00

1200 block of F ST, Bellingham, WA

##25B74200

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