azc Heerlen (Imstenrade)
The asylum centre on the Imstenrade in Heerlen has a recurring record of stabbings between residents. A stabbing in August 2020 left two people injured, and further knife incidents followed, including one in December 2023 in which a resident was wounded during a dispute and a fellow resident was arrested at the scene. Police have typically detained a suspect quickly after each incident.
Occupancy
155
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€4.5m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Imstenrade, Heerlen. 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
Aug 2020
Two injured in stabbing at AZC, Imstenraderweg in Heerlen
A knife incident at the Heerlen asylum centre left two people injured in the early hours, with emergency services responding to the site.
HardNieuws · source
Dec 2023
Casualty in stabbing during dispute at AZC Heerlen, suspect arrested
A resident was stabbed during an argument at the Imstenrade centre around 22:40; police arrived quickly and arrested a suspect, and the victim did not need hospital treatment.
045online · 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
Aug 2020
Two injured in stabbing
A stabbing at the Imstenrade centre left two people wounded, one taken to hospital.
Dec 2023
Resident stabbed in dispute, suspect held
A resident was wounded with a knife during a dispute; police arrested a fellow resident at the scene.
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 155 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.