azc Alkmaar (Robonsbosweg)
The asylum centre at the former tax office on the Robonsbosweg in Alkmaar reopened in May 2025, having previously been an AZC between 2016 and 2019. It has seen two stabbings: one in July 2025, and a second in February 2026 in which two residents were wounded in the legs, a knife was recovered and a suspect was arrested. The incidents heightened safety concerns among nearby sports clubs and the Willem Blaeu secondary school, and the municipality said it was shocked and was investigating with police and the COA.
Occupancy
142
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€4.1m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Robonsbosweg, Alkmaar. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
Feb 2026
Two wounded after stabbing at AZC Alkmaar
NH Nieuws reported two people stabbed in the legs at the Robonsbosweg centre, a suspect arrested and a knife found; it was the second such incident after a July 2025 stabbing.
NH Nieuws · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
May 2025
AZC reopens at former tax office
The Robonsbosweg site reopened as an asylum centre, having been an AZC from 2016 to 2019.
Jul 2025
First stabbing at the centre
A stabbing prompted a safety review of the site.
Feb 2026
Second stabbing, two wounded
Two residents were wounded in the legs; a suspect was arrested and a knife recovered.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €80 per person per night for a regular centre, the 142 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €4.1m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.