Food hygiene ratings statistics by local authority
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Hygiene rating across all local authorities
| hygiene rating | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5 (very good) | 382,920 | 69% |
| 4 (good) | 63,924 | 11.5% |
| 3 (generally satisfactory) | 26,796 | 4.8% |
| 2 (improvement necessary) | 7,263 | 1.3% |
| 1 (major improvement necessary) | 6,622 | 1.2% |
| 0 (urgent improvement necessary) | 909 | 0.2% |
| Awaiting inspection | 42,713 | 7.7% |
| Exempt | 23,983 | 4.3% |
| Awaiting publication | 58 | 0% |
The total and full download include all 555,188 matching records in this import. Type charts show up to eight categories; date charts use the displayed period and exclude missing or future dates. The area directory covers 555,180 records in 329 named local authorities with at least 25 records each.
League table: local authorities ranked by share rated 5 (very good)
| # | local authority | food businesses | rated 5 (very good) | rated 0 to 2 (improvement required) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thanet | 1,528 | 94.4% | 10 (0.7%) |
| 2 | Wrexham | 1,216 | 92.2% | 12 (1%) |
| 3 | Anglesey | 772 | 90.4% | 9 (1.2%) |
| 4 | Bassetlaw | 1,093 | 89.3% | 2 (0.2%) |
| 5 | Ipswich | 1,113 | 88.7% | 10 (0.9%) |
| 6 | North Kesteven | 970 | 88% | 1 (0.1%) |
| 7 | Stockton On Tees | 1,576 | 87.9% | 0 (0%) |
| 8 | Chichester | 1,457 | 87.6% | 10 (0.7%) |
| 9 | Redcar and Cleveland | 1,235 | 87.3% | 7 (0.6%) |
| 10 | Cotswold | 1,106 | 87.2% | 2 (0.2%) |
| 11 | Rother | 1,036 | 86.6% | 6 (0.6%) |
| 12 | Hartlepool | 768 | 86.6% | 2 (0.3%) |
| 13 | Fenland | 722 | 86.3% | 8 (1.1%) |
| 14 | Mole Valley | 773 | 85.9% | 10 (1.3%) |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 1,117 | 85.5% | 12 (1.1%) |
| 16 | Lisburn and Castlereagh City | 924 | 85.5% | 7 (0.8%) |
| 17 | East Lindsey | 2,352 | 85.3% | 27 (1.1%) |
| 18 | West Oxfordshire | 1,139 | 84.6% | 5 (0.4%) |
| 19 | Boston | 648 | 84.6% | 11 (1.7%) |
| 20 | Harborough | 775 | 84.4% | 6 (0.8%) |
| 21 | Cheltenham | 1,085 | 84.1% | 4 (0.4%) |
| 22 | North Norfolk | 1,495 | 83.9% | 18 (1.2%) |
| 23 | Cornwall | 5,385 | 83.5% | 80 (1.5%) |
| 24 | Hastings | 935 | 83.5% | 13 (1.4%) |
| 25 | Broadland | 965 | 83.4% | 14 (1.5%) |
| 26 | North Tyneside | 1,486 | 83.3% | 32 (2.2%) |
| 27 | Gwynedd | 2,115 | 83.2% | 27 (1.3%) |
| 28 | Chelmsford | 1,609 | 83.1% | 17 (1.1%) |
| 29 | Adur | 462 | 82.9% | 10 (2.2%) |
| 30 | Mid Ulster | 1,380 | 82.7% | 16 (1.2%) |
| 31 | Swale | 1,233 | 82.7% | 15 (1.2%) |
| 32 | Tewkesbury | 804 | 82.7% | 10 (1.2%) |
| 33 | Newry, Mourne and Down | 1,735 | 82.1% | 24 (1.4%) |
| 34 | North East Derbyshire | 818 | 81.8% | 5 (0.6%) |
| 35 | Test Valley | 1,063 | 81.7% | 16 (1.5%) |
| 36 | Darlington | 920 | 81.6% | 13 (1.4%) |
| 37 | High Peak | 909 | 81.5% | 7 (0.8%) |
| 38 | Gravesham | 838 | 81.4% | 5 (0.6%) |
| 39 | Tandridge | 699 | 81.4% | 7 (1%) |
| 40 | City of London Corporation | 1,855 | 81.3% | 46 (2.5%) |
| 41 | Ashford | 1,284 | 81.2% | 14 (1.1%) |
| 42 | South Ribble | 842 | 81.1% | 7 (0.8%) |
| 43 | Rotherham | 2,223 | 81% | 31 (1.4%) |
| 44 | South Cambridgeshire | 1,316 | 81% | 11 (0.8%) |
| 45 | Breckland | 1,274 | 81% | 15 (1.2%) |
| 46 | Winchester City | 1,184 | 81% | 10 (0.8%) |
| 47 | Northumberland | 3,517 | 80.8% | 18 (0.5%) |
| 48 | Shropshire | 3,146 | 80.8% | 40 (1.3%) |
| 49 | Flintshire | 1,323 | 80.8% | 20 (1.5%) |
| 50 | Castle Point | 541 | 80.8% | 7 (1.3%) |
| 51 | Gosport | 610 | 80.5% | 13 (2.1%) |
| 52 | Cheshire East | 3,124 | 80.4% | 30 (1%) |
| 53 | Tunbridge Wells | 1,077 | 80.4% | 15 (1.4%) |
| 54 | Erewash | 946 | 80.3% | 9 (1%) |
| 55 | Mid and East Antrim | 1,178 | 80.1% | 2 (0.2%) |
| 56 | Forest of Dean | 809 | 80.1% | 1 (0.1%) |
| 57 | Kensington and Chelsea | 2,007 | 80% | 16 (0.8%) |
| 58 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 1,473 | 80% | 16 (1.1%) |
| 59 | Teignbridge | 1,318 | 79.7% | 17 (1.3%) |
| 60 | Maidstone | 1,455 | 79.6% | 23 (1.6%) |
| 61 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 1,516 | 79.5% | 21 (1.4%) |
| 62 | South Staffordshire | 747 | 79.5% | 13 (1.7%) |
| 63 | Newark and Sherwood | 1,161 | 79.4% | 27 (2.3%) |
| 64 | Blackpool | 1,686 | 79.3% | 36 (2.1%) |
| 65 | Babergh | 883 | 79.3% | 14 (1.6%) |
| 66 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 3,196 | 79.2% | 44 (1.4%) |
| 67 | Mansfield | 918 | 79.2% | 18 (2%) |
| 68 | Gedling | 837 | 79.2% | 6 (0.7%) |
| 69 | Warwick | 1,410 | 79.1% | 25 (1.8%) |
| 70 | Maldon | 667 | 79% | 5 (0.7%) |
| 71 | North Northamptonshire | 3,054 | 78.9% | 58 (1.9%) |
| 72 | Horsham | 1,342 | 78.9% | 10 (0.7%) |
| 73 | Gloucester City | 1,068 | 78.9% | 17 (1.6%) |
| 74 | Newcastle-Under-Lyme | 988 | 78.9% | 26 (2.6%) |
| 75 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 872 | 78.9% | 14 (1.6%) |
| 76 | Ribble Valley | 653 | 78.9% | 5 (0.8%) |
| 77 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 925 | 78.7% | 16 (1.7%) |
| 78 | Somerset | 6,133 | 78.6% | 67 (1.1%) |
| 79 | Fermanagh and Omagh | 1,446 | 78.5% | 18 (1.2%) |
| 80 | Exeter City | 1,124 | 78.5% | 11 (1%) |
| 81 | Stratford-on-Avon | 1,397 | 78.4% | 17 (1.2%) |
| 82 | South Kesteven | 1,206 | 78.4% | 23 (1.9%) |
| 83 | Nottingham City | 3,051 | 78.3% | 47 (1.5%) |
| 84 | East Suffolk | 2,491 | 78.3% | 42 (1.7%) |
| 85 | Peterborough City | 2,016 | 78.2% | 21 (1%) |
| 86 | Crawley | 969 | 78.1% | 11 (1.1%) |
| 87 | Chesterfield | 967 | 78.1% | 22 (2.3%) |
| 88 | Bolsover | 748 | 78.1% | 12 (1.6%) |
| 89 | Eastbourne | 1,038 | 77.9% | 18 (1.7%) |
| 90 | Braintree | 1,276 | 77.8% | 16 (1.3%) |
| 91 | South Holland | 812 | 77.8% | 9 (1.1%) |
| 92 | Fareham | 803 | 77.8% | 12 (1.5%) |
| 93 | Antrim and Newtownabbey | 1,103 | 77.7% | 5 (0.5%) |
| 94 | West Suffolk | 1,646 | 77.6% | 31 (1.9%) |
| 95 | Oxford City | 1,537 | 77.5% | 26 (1.7%) |
| 96 | Telford and Wrekin Council | 1,502 | 77.4% | 39 (2.6%) |
| 97 | East Hampshire | 1,093 | 77.3% | 11 (1%) |
| 98 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 1,905 | 77.2% | 14 (0.7%) |
| 99 | Westmorland and Furness | 3,150 | 77% | 28 (0.9%) |
| 100 | Lewes | 954 | 77% | 12 (1.3%) |
| 101 | Wealden | 1,383 | 76.9% | 6 (0.4%) |
| 102 | Folkestone and Hythe | 1,290 | 76.8% | 8 (0.6%) |
| 103 | Tamworth | 561 | 76.8% | 7 (1.2%) |
| 104 | Brighton and Hove | 3,010 | 76.7% | 37 (1.2%) |
| 105 | Fylde | 845 | 76.7% | 11 (1.3%) |
| 106 | Torridge | 771 | 76.3% | 19 (2.5%) |
| 107 | North Yorkshire | 7,107 | 76% | 122 (1.7%) |
| 108 | Chorley | 1,000 | 76% | 12 (1.2%) |
| 109 | Rutland | 463 | 76% | 7 (1.5%) |
| 110 | Wokingham | 1,121 | 75.9% | 15 (1.3%) |
| 111 | South Norfolk | 1,114 | 75.9% | 18 (1.6%) |
| 112 | West Devon | 626 | 75.9% | 6 (1%) |
| 113 | Mid Devon | 766 | 75.8% | 20 (2.6%) |
| 114 | North Devon | 1,478 | 75.5% | 37 (2.5%) |
| 115 | Cannock Chase | 824 | 75.5% | 7 (0.8%) |
| 116 | Brentwood | 756 | 75.5% | 8 (1.1%) |
| 117 | Sefton | 2,394 | 75.4% | 35 (1.5%) |
| 118 | Cumberland | 2,779 | 75.3% | 31 (1.1%) |
| 119 | Bedford | 1,642 | 75.3% | 18 (1.1%) |
| 120 | Stroud | 1,071 | 75.2% | 17 (1.6%) |
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