Bellingham Crime Report
This Week in Bellingham
Bellingham police responded to 154 incidents during May 18-24, 2026, a 21% decrease from the prior week. Bellingham averaged 22 incidents per day, with Tuesday being the busiest at 41 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 21% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (25%).
Total Incidents
154
Daily Average
22
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, 86% above the weekly average of 22.
Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 32 incidents (21% of total), followed by Lettered Streets at 12%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 41% of weekly activity.
Most Active Neighborhoods
Top Incident Categories
Notable Incidents
Significant events from this week
1300 block of RAILROAD AVE, Bellingham, WA
2200 block of DOUGLAS AVE, Bellingham, WA
500 block of GRAND AVE, Bellingham, WA
400 block of YORK ST, Bellingham, WA
200 block of E MAGNOLIA ST, Bellingham, WA
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