CrimeMetric

Crime in Town of Bellingham, Massachusetts

Updated ·Vorp Labs

The model puts major crime in Town of Bellingham at 23% below the U.S. rate per resident: 21% lower for persons crimes and 24% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 7.0% from a year earlier.

Where these numbers come from

The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Town of Bellingham's 10 census block groups for 18,218 residents. How Massachusetts residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 98.4%, summary counts only for 0.2% and no reporting agency of their own for 1.3% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method

Why other sites show different numbers for Town of Bellingham:
  • Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
  • Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
  • Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Town of Bellingham.
  • Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Major crime
13.2
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 77: 23% below the U.S. rate
about the Massachusetts rate
down 7.0% in a year
Persons crimes
2.5
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 79: 21% below the U.S. rate
18% below the Massachusetts rate
down 3.8% in a year
Property crimes
10.7
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 76: 24% below the U.S. rate
within 15% of the Massachusetts rate
down 7.7% in a year
Social disorder
8.5
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 37: 63% below the U.S. rate
45% below the Massachusetts rate
down 6.2% in a year

Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this

How crime varies across Town of Bellingham

Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 49 and 88.

Map of Town of Bellingham, with its census block groups shaded by major-crime index band
Pale gray: under 100 residents. Tap one to compare.
  • 0–5032.6%
  • 50–10060.6%
  • 100–2000.0%
  • 200–4006.9%
  • 400+0.0%

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Crime by type

Shoplifting stands out most, at 1.5 times the U.S. rate

Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live

IndexPer year

Persons crimes

Rape / sexual assault895
Aggravated assault8838
Robbery262
Murder160

Property crimes

Shoplifting15389
Other larceny7972
Burglary3811
Theft from vehicle3115
Motor vehicle theft257

Social disorder

Vandalism6549
Intimidation5723
Disorderly conduct378
Trespassing3716
Weapons violations305
Simple assault2635
Drugs and alcohol2018
When it happens

Highest in the daytime

100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.

Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm93
Sunday to Thursday nights, 6pm to 6am57
Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 6pm91
Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm to 6am56
Trend and outlook

Expected major crime fell 7.0% in a year; across Massachusetts it fell 5.7%

Past yearBy 2031
Major crime-7.0%MA -5.7%-7.5%MA -11.5%
Persons crimes-3.8%MA +0.2%+5.5%MA -0.8%
Property crimes-7.7%MA -7.4%-10.5%MA -14.9%
Social disorder-6.2%MA -1.6%-2.1%MA -4.6%

Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Massachusetts in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.

Similar-size places

Town of Bellingham against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents

879 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Town of Bellingham's, and 376 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:

Hybla Valley, VA18,210137
Kerman, CA18,229102
Affton, MO18,22095
Town of Bellingham, MA18,21877
Boiling Springs, SC18,22970
Defiance, OH18,22463
Grimes, IA18,21452
Westerly, RI18,21740
Damascus, MD18,21438
Doylestown Township, PA18,21632

U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.

Nearby places

Town of Bellingham's major-crime index is higher than 5, lower than 1 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors

The closest, Woonsocket (5 mi), is within 15% of Town of Bellingham's rate.

Wrentham7 mi105
Woonsocket, RI5 mi87
Town of Bellingham77
Plainville9 mi73
North Smithfield, RI8 mi59
Milford6 mi49
Uxbridge8 mi26
Cumberland Hill, RI7 mi19
Millis-Clicquot9 mi17

U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.

Questions about crime in Town of Bellingham

Is Town of Bellingham safe?

Town of Bellingham's major-crime index is 77, 23% below the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 66% of the 193 other Massachusetts places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 21% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 24% below the U.S. rate.

What is the crime rate in Town of Bellingham?

The model expects about 240 major crimes a year in Town of Bellingham, about 13.2 per 1,000 residents, 23% below the U.S. rate.

Is crime going up or down in Town of Bellingham?

Expected major crimes in Town of Bellingham are down 7.0% from a year earlier; across Massachusetts they're down 5.7%.

What are the most common crimes in Town of Bellingham?

By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 89 a year), other larceny (about 72 a year) and aggravated assault (about 38 a year).

Are car break-ins common in Town of Bellingham?

The model expects about 15 thefts from vehicles a year in Town of Bellingham, 69% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Are car thefts common in Town of Bellingham?

The model expects about 7 motor vehicle thefts a year in Town of Bellingham, 75% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Is Town of Bellingham safe at night?

The model's major-crime index is 57 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 93 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.

Is crime in Town of Bellingham higher than the Massachusetts average?

Town of Bellingham's major-crime index is 77, about the Massachusetts rate per resident. Massachusetts as a whole is 74, where 100 is the U.S. rate.

How does crime in Town of Bellingham compare with Woonsocket?

Woonsocket, 5 miles away, has a major-crime index of 87, within 15% of Town of Bellingham's rate per resident. Town of Bellingham's is 77.

How we calculated this

Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Town of Bellingham's figures add up its 10 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.

  • Town of Bellingham has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
  • Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
  • Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
  • Residents: 18,218. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10

Full method and validation·Data sources

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CrimeMetric. "Crime in Town of Bellingham, Massachusetts." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/ma/town-of-bellingham

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