azc Enschede (Parkweg)
The asylum centre on the Parkweg in Enschede, normally regarded as a relatively quiet site, saw a stabbing on 8 November 2025. A resident was injured in the early afternoon after a dispute and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and another resident was arrested at the scene. Police cordoned off part of the grounds to investigate.
Occupancy
457
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€13m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Parkweg, Enschede. 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
Nov 2025
Casualty in stabbing at AZC Enschede, one suspect held
A resident of the Parkweg centre was stabbed in the early afternoon following a dispute and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries; a fellow resident was arrested and part of the site was cordoned off.
RTV Oost · 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
Nov 2025
Stabbing, one resident arrested
A resident was injured after a dispute and taken to hospital; another resident was arrested.
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 457 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €13m 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.