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Bellingham Neighborhoods

Bellingham’s 25 neighborhoods logged 16,078 police incidents in the 12 months ending July 27, 2026, 96% of them non-violent. Downtown is the most active, Western Washington University the least. This is an activity ranking, not a safety grade.

Source: Bellingham Police Department · Updated daily

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Every neighborhood at a glance

Each card shows the neighborhood’s busiest block and its activity over the past 12 months. Open any neighborhood for its full profile.

Downtown#1
19%Top block1800 Cornwall Ave
3,044 incidents · 1YELEVATED
Meridian#2
15%Top block4400 Meridian St
2,378 incidents · 1YELEVATED
Lettered Streets#3
8%Top block500 Grand Ave
1,221 incidents · 1YTYPICAL
Roosevelt#4
6%Top block1000 E Sunset Dr
895 incidents · 1YHIGH
Puget#5
5%Top block800 Lakeway Dr
868 incidents · 1YHIGH
Barkley#6
5%Top block3400 Woburn St
845 incidents · 1YTYPICAL
Birchwood#7
5%Top block3500 Northwest Ave
805 incidents · 1YTYPICAL
Sehome#8
5%Top block100 Samish Way
745 incidents · 1YELEVATED
York#9
5%Top block1500 N State St
744 incidents · 1YCALM
Cordata#10
4%Top block400 Westerly Rd
702 incidents · 1YELEVATED
Happy Valley#11
4%Top block200 36th St
636 incidents · 1YLOW
Cornwall Park#12
4%Top block2900 Squalicum Pkwy
612 incidents · 1YCALM
Sunnyland#13
3%Top block1700 Ellis St
472 incidents · 1YELEVATED
Columbia#14
3%Top block3200 Northwest Ave
414 incidents · 1YCALM
Samish#15
1%Top block3800 Elwood Ave
239 incidents · 1YLOW
Fairhaven#16
1%Top block300 Harris Ave
229 incidents · 1YLOW
Irongate#17
1%Top block2000 Division St
169 incidents · 1YCALM
Silver Beach#18
1%Top block2200 Electric Ave
165 incidents · 1YCALM
King Mountain#19
1%Top block3800 Primrose Ln
159 incidents · 1YLOW
Whatcom Falls#20
1%Top block3500 Lakeway Dr
134 incidents · 1YLOW
South Hill#21
1%Top block800 10th St
127 incidents · 1YLOW
Alabama Hill#22
1%Top block2100 Huron St
97 incidents · 1YLOW
Edgemoor#23
1%Top block100 Chuckanut Dr
82 incidents · 1YCALM
South Bellingham#24
0%Top block1900 18th St
77 incidents · 1YLOW
Western Washington University#25
0%Top block800 21st St
26 incidents · 1YLOW
Activity volume · 12 months

Where the city’s activity sits

The neighborhoods carrying the most and least reported activity over the last 12 months— then the full searchable ranking of all 25.

Highest volume · 12 months

Share of reported incidents

47%of incidents come from just 4 of 25 neighborhoods.

  • Downtown19%
  • Meridian15%
  • Lettered Streets8%
  • Roosevelt6%
Lowest volume · 12 months

Fewest reported incidents

2%of incidents come from the 4 calmest of 25 neighborhoods.

  • Western Washington University26
  • South Bellingham77
  • Edgemoor82
  • Alabama Hill97
All 25 neighborhoods

The full ranking

25 of 25
1
Downtown
93% non-violent · 154 incidents
16%
15449113:57150
2
Meridian
94% non-violent · 143 incidents
15%
1435284:22142
3
Lettered Streets
99% non-violent · 75 incidents
8%
751314:1266
4
York
97% non-violent · 67 incidents
7%
672823:1049
5
Birchwood
100% non-violent · 63 incidents
6%
6384:09101
6
Puget
96% non-violent · 54 incidents
6%
541724:5654
7
Roosevelt
98% non-violent · 50 incidents
5%
501313:3956
8
Cordata
89% non-violent · 47 incidents
5%
47956:07138
9
Cornwall Park
96% non-violent · 45 incidents
5%
45825:06101
10
Barkley
92% non-violent · 38 incidents
4%
381335:0386
11
Sehome
94% non-violent · 36 incidents
4%
36823:2586
12
Columbia
100% non-violent · 33 incidents
3%
3373:4646
13
Sunnyland
93% non-violent · 30 incidents
3%
30723:0427
14
Happy Valley
88% non-violent · 26 incidents
3%
26634:5073
Showing 14 of 25 · sortable by any column

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