azc Utrecht (Joseph Haydnlaan)
A man was seriously injured on 28 May 2020 after being beaten with an object near the asylum centre on the Joseph Haydnlaan in Utrecht. Police initially suspected a stabbing before establishing he had been struck with an object. Two suspects aged 17 and 18 were arrested shortly afterwards; the 17-year-old was a resident of the unaccompanied-minors centre on the same site.
Occupancy
18
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€526k
estimated
Background
The site sits at Joseph Haydnlaan, Utrecht. 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
May 2020
Man wounded at azc Utrecht was severely beaten with an object
A man was seriously injured near the azc on the Joseph Haydnlaan after being struck with an object. Two suspects aged 17 and 18 were arrested; the 17-year-old lived at the unaccompanied-minors centre on the site.
RTV Utrecht · 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 2020
Man seriously hurt in assault near azc
Victim beaten with an object; suspects aged 17 and 18 arrested, one a resident of the minors' centre.
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 18 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €526k 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.