Noodopvang Zoetermeer (Rokkeveenseweg)
Since February 2022 the COA has run emergency asylum accommodation in the former prison (PI) on the Rokkeveenseweg in Zoetermeer. In the early hours of 23 August 2025 a resident stabbed and injured two fellow residents; the suspect was arrested nearby and headbutted a police officer during the arrest, though the officer was able to continue duty. Local reporting in September 2025 put the total number of police-registered incidents at the site at 221 since opening, with the annual count rising year on year as the council described tensions as increasing while still calling the situation stable.
Occupancy
817
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€55m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Rokkeveenseweg, Zoetermeer. 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
Aug 2025
Stabbing at Zoetermeer AZC, officer headbutted during arrest
In the night of 22-23 August 2025 a resident of the Rokkeveenseweg asylum accommodation stabbed two fellow residents. Police arrested the suspect nearby; he headbutted an officer, who was checked over and continued his shift.
Zoetermeers Dagblad · source
Aug 2025
Injuries in stabbing on Rokkeveenseweg
Emergency-services reporting on the 23 August stabbing at the former prison on the Rokkeveenseweg, where two people were found injured and a suspect was detained.
Regio15 · source
Sep 2025
More incidents at AZC Rokkeveenseweg
Streekblad Zoetermeer reports 221 police-registered incidents at the accommodation since 2022 (26 in 2022, 45 in 2023, 78 in 2024 and 72 by late August 2025), with the council saying tensions are increasing but the situation remains stable.
Streekblad Zoetermeer · 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
Feb 2022
Emergency accommodation opens in former prison
COA begins using the former PI on the Rokkeveenseweg for emergency reception of asylum seekers.
Aug 2025
Stabbing and assault on police officer
A resident injured two fellow residents in a stabbing; the arrested suspect headbutted a police officer.
Sep 2025
221 police incidents reported since opening
Local reporting tallies a rising number of police-registered incidents at the site, prompting council questions on safety.
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 817 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €55m 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.