Noodopvang Lijnden (Melbournestraat)
The COA runs a large emergency reception site on Melbournestraat in Lijnden, near Haarlemmermeer. On the evening of 30 April 2026 a dispute between two residents escalated into a stabbing on the grounds at around 19:30. One person was slightly injured but did not need hospital treatment, and police arrested a suspect.
Occupancy
586
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€39m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Melbournestraat, Lijnden. 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
Apr 2026
Person lightly injured in stabbing at Lijnden reception centre
MeerRadio reported that a conflict between two people at the COA reception site on Melbournestraat escalated into a stabbing around 19:30 on 30 April; one person sustained minor injuries and police arrested a suspect.
MeerRadio · source
Apr 2026
Lightly injured in stabbing at Lijnden emergency shelter
Regional news aggregator Oozo carried the report of the stabbing at the Lijnden emergency reception facility in Haarlemmermeer, with one lightly injured person and a suspect detained.
Oozo.nl · 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 2026
Stabbing at emergency reception centre
A quarrel escalated into a stabbing; one person lightly injured, a suspect arrested.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 586 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €39m 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.