Weekly Report

Bellingham Crime Report

May 25-31, 2026|223 total incidents

This Week in Bellingham

Bellingham police responded to 223 incidents during May 25-31, 2026. Bellingham averaged 31.9 incidents per day, with Friday being the busiest at 40 incidents. Downtown led Bellingham's neighborhoods with 17% of all incidents, while Malicious was the most common incident type (26%).

Total Incidents

223

-6% vs last week

Daily Average

31.9

incidents per day

Busiest Day

Friday

40 incidents

Violent Incidents

8%

of total activity

Friday saw a spike in Bellingham police activity with 40 incidents, 25% above the weekly average of 31.9.

Downtown was Bellingham's most active neighborhood with 37 incidents (17% of total), followed by Meridian at 13%. Together, Bellingham's top three neighborhoods accounted for 39% of weekly activity.

Most Active Neighborhoods

Top Incident Categories

1
Malicious58 (26%)
2
Other39 (17%)
3
Investigation31 (14%)
4
Welfare30 (13%)
5
Vehicular26 (12%)

Notable Incidents

Significant events from this week

Sex Crime (Investigation)Assault
Downtown2026-05-31 at 16:20

1400 block of RAILROAD AVE, Bellingham, WA

##26B30393
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Birchwood2026-05-31 at 11:33

3300 block of NORTHWEST AVE, Bellingham, WA

##26B30353
ASSAULT - MisdemeanorAssault
Downtown2026-05-31 at 02:04

200 block of W HOLLY ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B30322
ASSAULT - MisdemeanorAssault
Meridian2026-05-30 at 11:53

4300 block of MERIDIAN ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B30188
DOMESTIC DISPUTE (NO ASSAULT)Malicious
Roosevelt2026-05-29 at 21:52

2400 block of YEW ST, Bellingham, WA

##26B30080

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