azc Velp NB (Intendanceplantsoen)
The reception centre at the Intendanceplantsoen in Velp (Noord-Brabant), commonly known as azc Grave, has been the scene of two notable violent episodes. On 5 March 2017 a 28-year-old Iranian resident set fire to a room on the top floor of a building on the site and threw objects at emergency crews; an arrest team removed him and no one was hurt. On 5 September 2020 a man was seriously wounded in a stabbing and the suspect fled, prompting a public Burgernet alert.
Occupancy
603
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€18m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Intendanceplantsoen, Velp. 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 2017
Fire at azc Grave, resident detained by arrest team
A 28-year-old resident deliberately set fire to a top-floor room at the Intendanceplantsoen site and threw items at emergency services before being removed by an arrest team. No one was injured.
Omroep Brabant · source
Sep 2020
Stabbing at azc Intendanceplantsoen, suspect on the run
A man was seriously wounded in a stabbing at the asylum centre around midday on 5 September 2020 and rushed to hospital; the perpetrator fled and a Burgernet alert was issued.
HardNieuws · 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 2017
Resident sets fire to room, arrested by arrest team
A 28-year-old Iranian resident started a blaze and threw objects at responders; no injuries.
Sep 2020
Stabbing; suspect flees
One person seriously injured and taken to hospital; a Burgernet alert was issued for the suspect.
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 603 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €18m 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.