azc Middelburg (Laurens Stommesweg)
The asylum centre on the Laurens Stommesweg in Middelburg records a steady stream of incidents, averaging a few a month and attributed by the COA to a small group of troublemakers, though the overall number fell after a pilot to tackle offenders more quickly. Serious cases have included an armed robbery of fellow residents and a stabbing in July 2025, after which a 36-year-old suspect was arrested in nearby Vlissingen. The municipality has moved to keep the centre open for a further five years.
Occupancy
109
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€3.2m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Laurens Stommesweg, Middelburg. 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
Jul 2025
Stabbing at AZC Middelburg, suspect arrested
Police were called to a stabbing on the Laurens Stommesweg in the early hours; a person was wounded and a 36-year-old man from Middelburg was arrested later that morning in Vlissingen.
Politie.nl · source
2023
Number of incidents at AZC Middelburg has fallen
The COA reported that incidents at the Laurens Stommesweg centre dropped after a pilot to deal with troublemakers more quickly, averaging two to three a month and driven by a small group, with verbal aggression and violence down sharply year on year.
Omroep Zeeland · 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
Jul 2025
Stabbing, suspect arrested in Vlissingen
A person was wounded in a stabbing on the Laurens Stommesweg around 00:30; a 36-year-old suspect was traced and arrested in the centre of Vlissingen.
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 109 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €3.2m 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.