azc Breda (Heerbaan)
The reception centre on the Heerbaan in Breda drew police attention on the evening of 20 March 2025 when a fight involving about ten youths broke out after a football tournament. A 16-year-old resident chased a group with a knife; a 17-year-old suffered minor injuries and the 16-year-old was arrested for making threats, with his knife seized. The arrival of the centre had earlier prompted protest signs along the Heerbaan.
Occupancy
154
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€4.5m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Heerbaan, Breda. 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
Mar 2025
Boy (16) chases group with knife after fight at asylum centre
Ten youths were involved in a fight after a football tournament at the Heerbaan centre; a 16-year-old resident pursued a group with a knife and was arrested, while a 17-year-old was slightly injured.
Omroep Brabant · 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
Mar 2025
Knife chase after youth fight
A brawl among about ten youths at the Heerbaan site ended with a 16-year-old chasing others with a knife; he was arrested and one teenager was lightly hurt.
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 154 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €4.5m 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.