Bellingham Crime Report
This Week in Bellingham
Bellingham police responded to 207 incidents during April 13-19, 2026, a 14% decrease from the prior week. Bellingham averaged 29.6 incidents per day, with Tuesday being the busiest at 43 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 15% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (23%).
Total Incidents
207
Daily Average
29.6
incidents per day
Busiest Day
Tuesday
43 incidents
Violent Incidents
12%
of total activity
Tuesday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 43 incidents, 45% above the weekly average of 29.6.
Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 32 incidents (15% of total), followed by Meridian at 13%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 37% of weekly activity.
Most Active Neighborhoods
Top Incident Categories
Notable Incidents
Significant events from this week
3200 block of NORTHWEST AVE, Bellingham, WA
1000 block of OTIS ST, Bellingham, WA
1000 block of E SUNSET DR, Bellingham, WA
3900 block of BYRON AVE, Bellingham, WA
100 block of E HOLLY ST, Bellingham, WA
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