azc Velp GLD (Arnhemsestraatweg)
The reception centre on the Arnhemsestraatweg in Velp (Gelderland) was taken into use by the COA on 29 April 2022. Studio Rheden reported in February 2025 that it housed 80 status holders and 50 unaccompanied minor asylum seekers. On 14 February 2025 three young asylum seekers were wounded in a stabbing there; a large emergency response attended, police arrested a minor, who did not return to the centre, and the COA said the incident began as a room dispute that got out of hand. Studio Rheden called it the third serious incident at the centre within eight months, after incidents in June and July 2024. In June 2025 it reported that Rheden and the COA had agreed to keep the centre open for five more years from 1 May 2025, for up to 145 people, with the number of unaccompanied minors rising from 50 to 62 alongside 80 status holders.
Occupancy
141
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€4.1m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Arnhemsestraatweg, 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
Feb 2025
Several injured in stabbing at azc Velp
Three people were wounded in a stabbing at the asylum seekers' centre on the Arnhemsestraatweg on 14 February 2025; police seized a long knife and arrested one person. The injured were taken to hospital and their injuries were not life-threatening.
Studio Rheden · source
Feb 2025
Victims discharged from hospital after stabbing at azc Velp
Follow-up reporting said all three victims left hospital the same day and that the minor arrested would not return to the centre. The COA said a room dispute had got out of hand and calm had returned. Studio Rheden noted earlier serious incidents in June and July 2024, and that the centre housed 80 status holders and 50 unaccompanied minor asylum seekers.
Studio Rheden · source
Jun 2025
Azc on the Arnhemsestraatweg in Velp stays open five years longer
Rheden and the COA agreed a new five-year arrangement from 1 May 2025, for up to 145 asylum seekers. The number of unaccompanied minors rose from 50 to 62, alongside 80 status holders.
Studio Rheden · 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
Apr 2022
Centre opens
The COA takes the building on the Arnhemsestraatweg into use on 29 April 2022.
Feb 2025
Three wounded in stabbing
A room dispute escalated into a stabbing; a minor was arrested and did not return to the centre. All three victims left hospital the same day.
Jun 2025
Centre to stay open five more years
A new agreement from 1 May 2025 runs for five years, for up to 145 people, including 80 status holders and 62 unaccompanied minors.
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 141 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €4.1m 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.