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Food hygiene ratings statistics by local authority
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553,588
food businesses in 329 local authorities
68.9%
rated 5 (very good)
14,709
rated 0 to 2 (improvement required) (2.7%)
2026-08-24
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Hygiene rating across all local authorities
Count of food businesses by hygiene rating, all areas in our data.
| hygiene rating | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5 (very good) | 381,480 | 68.9% |
| 4 (good) | 64,208 | 11.6% |
| 3 (generally satisfactory) | 26,886 | 4.9% |
| 2 (improvement necessary) | 7,208 | 1.3% |
| 1 (major improvement necessary) | 6,600 | 1.2% |
| 0 (urgent improvement necessary) | 901 | 0.2% |
| Awaiting inspection | 42,239 | 7.6% |
| Exempt | 24,028 | 4.3% |
| Awaiting publication | 46 | 0% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Dorset | 5,147 | 74.6% | 10 (0.2%) |
| 122 | North Devon | 1,482 | 74.6% | 36 (2.4%) |
| 123 | North Warwickshire | 672 | 74.6% | 19 (2.8%) |
| 124 | Colchester | 1,641 | 74.5% | 12 (0.7%) |
| 125 | West Devon | 628 | 74.5% | 6 (1%) |
| 126 | Rutland | 460 | 74.3% | 5 (1.1%) |
| 127 | Conwy | 1,605 | 74.2% | 26 (1.6%) |
| 128 | Melton | 537 | 74.1% | 9 (1.7%) |
| 129 | Bedford | 1,659 | 74% | 15 (0.9%) |
| 130 | New Forest | 1,587 | 73.9% | 24 (1.5%) |
| 131 | Havant | 1,061 | 73.9% | 4 (0.4%) |
| 132 | Worthing | 1,022 | 73.9% | 33 (3.2%) |
| 133 | Brentwood | 751 | 73.9% | 7 (0.9%) |
| 134 | Cheshire West and Chester | 2,949 | 73.8% | 71 (2.4%) |
| 135 | Eastleigh | 977 | 73.7% | 25 (2.6%) |
| 136 | Haringey | 1,948 | 73.6% | 56 (2.9%) |
| 137 | Ards and North Down | 1,292 | 73.5% | 10 (0.8%) |
| 138 | Tonbridge and Malling | 1,055 | 73.5% | 19 (1.8%) |
| 139 | South Derbyshire | 875 | 73.5% | 11 (1.3%) |
| 140 | Cherwell | 1,331 | 73.4% | 24 (1.8%) |
| 141 | Lancaster City | 1,173 | 73.4% | 19 (1.6%) |
| 142 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 921 | 73.3% | 6 (0.7%) |
| 143 | West Berkshire | 1,272 | 73.2% | 18 (1.4%) |
| 144 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 3,558 | 73% | 33 (0.9%) |
| 145 | East Cambridgeshire | 792 | 73% | 21 (2.7%) |
| 146 | Three Rivers | 651 | 72.8% | 2 (0.3%) |
| 147 | Uttlesford | 801 | 72.7% | 11 (1.4%) |
| 148 | Blaby | 674 | 72.7% | 11 (1.6%) |
| 149 | Medway | 2,134 | 72.6% | 31 (1.5%) |
| 150 | Arun | 1,351 | 72.6% | 29 (2.1%) |
| 151 | Epping Forest | 1,042 | 72.6% | 19 (1.8%) |
| 152 | Harlow | 696 | 72.4% | 11 (1.6%) |
| 153 | Rushcliffe | 923 | 72.3% | 21 (2.3%) |
| 154 | Bracknell Forest | 800 | 72.3% | 9 (1.1%) |
| 155 | Mid Suffolk | 863 | 72.2% | 16 (1.9%) |
| 156 | Trafford | 2,215 | 72.1% | 80 (3.6%) |
| 157 | North Lincolnshire | 1,478 | 72.1% | 51 (3.5%) |
| 158 | Rochford | 667 | 72.1% | 22 (3.3%) |
| 159 | Rossendale | 690 | 72% | 26 (3.8%) |
| 160 | Carmarthenshire | 2,207 | 71.7% | 14 (0.6%) |
| 161 | Runnymede | 701 | 71.6% | 7 (1%) |
| 162 | Barnsley | 1,889 | 71.5% | 62 (3.3%) |
| 163 | Tameside | 1,684 | 71.5% | 51 (3%) |
| 164 | Swindon | 1,664 | 71.5% | 29 (1.7%) |
| 165 | Sevenoaks | 953 | 71.5% | 20 (2.1%) |
| 166 | Isles of Scilly | 130 | 71.5% | 0 (0%) |
| 167 | Preston | 1,638 | 71.4% | 22 (1.3%) |
| 168 | Amber Valley | 1,078 | 71.4% | 12 (1.1%) |
| 169 | Hertsmere | 842 | 71.4% | 20 (2.4%) |
| 170 | Gateshead | 1,642 | 71.3% | 11 (0.7%) |
| 171 | East Devon | 1,551 | 71.2% | 28 (1.8%) |
| 172 | Monmouthshire | 1,105 | 71.2% | 12 (1.1%) |
| 173 | South Hams | 1,100 | 71.2% | 6 (0.5%) |
| 174 | Sunderland | 2,324 | 71.1% | 40 (1.7%) |
| 175 | Wolverhampton | 2,154 | 71.1% | 100 (4.6%) |
| 176 | West Lancashire | 937 | 71.1% | 14 (1.5%) |
| 177 | Milton Keynes | 2,513 | 71% | 42 (1.7%) |
| 178 | Buckinghamshire | 4,585 | 70.9% | 77 (1.7%) |
| 179 | Charnwood | 1,484 | 70.8% | 30 (2%) |
| 180 | Denbighshire | 1,158 | 70.8% | 18 (1.6%) |
| 181 | Waverley | 1,058 | 70.8% | 36 (3.4%) |
| 182 | Guildford | 1,148 | 70.7% | 8 (0.7%) |
| 183 | Broxbourne | 868 | 70.6% | 4 (0.5%) |
| 184 | Solihull | 1,402 | 70.5% | 53 (3.8%) |
| 185 | Ashfield | 966 | 70.5% | 55 (5.7%) |
| 186 | Greenwich | 2,397 | 70.3% | 52 (2.2%) |
| 187 | Kirklees | 3,853 | 70.2% | 111 (2.9%) |
| 188 | Canterbury City | 1,648 | 70.1% | 24 (1.5%) |
| 189 | St Albans City | 1,162 | 70.1% | 19 (1.6%) |
| 190 | South Tyneside | 1,037 | 70.1% | 26 (2.5%) |
| 191 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 2,708 | 70% | 132 (4.9%) |
| 192 | North Hertfordshire | 1,130 | 69.8% | 24 (2.1%) |
| 193 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 2,016 | 69.7% | 44 (2.2%) |
| 194 | East Hertfordshire | 1,401 | 69.5% | 13 (0.9%) |
| 195 | Wirral | 2,335 | 69.3% | 68 (2.9%) |
| 196 | Plymouth City | 1,802 | 69.3% | 60 (3.3%) |
| 197 | Warrington | 1,715 | 69.2% | 56 (3.3%) |
| 198 | Pendle | 799 | 69.2% | 42 (5.3%) |
| 199 | Dacorum | 1,291 | 69% | 12 (0.9%) |
| 200 | Watford | 1,024 | 68.8% | 8 (0.8%) |
| 201 | Spelthorne | 783 | 68.8% | 22 (2.8%) |
| 202 | Herefordshire | 1,781 | 68.7% | 28 (1.6%) |
| 203 | Derry City and Strabane | 1,356 | 68.7% | 6 (0.4%) |
| 204 | North Somerset | 1,719 | 68.5% | 27 (1.6%) |
| 205 | Bath and North East Somerset | 1,847 | 68.4% | 42 (2.3%) |
| 206 | Halton | 903 | 68.4% | 33 (3.7%) |
| 207 | Wakefield | 3,056 | 68.1% | 66 (2.2%) |
| 208 | Bromley | 2,472 | 68.1% | 35 (1.4%) |
| 209 | Sheffield | 4,878 | 67.8% | 116 (2.4%) |
| 210 | Basildon | 1,401 | 67.8% | 39 (2.8%) |
| 211 | Stafford | 1,129 | 67.8% | 19 (1.7%) |
| 212 | Welwyn Hatfield | 762 | 67.8% | 6 (0.8%) |
| 213 | Calderdale | 1,916 | 67.7% | 75 (3.9%) |
| 214 | St Helens | 1,371 | 67.6% | 61 (4.4%) |
| 215 | West Lindsey | 884 | 67.6% | 25 (2.8%) |
| 216 | South Gloucestershire | 2,117 | 67.5% | 40 (1.9%) |
| 217 | Oldham | 1,908 | 67.5% | 96 (5%) |
| 218 | North West Leicestershire | 959 | 67.5% | 21 (2.2%) |
| 219 | Stoke-On-Trent | 2,224 | 67.4% | 58 (2.6%) |
| 220 | Leicester City | 3,389 | 67.3% | 118 (3.5%) |
| 221 | Doncaster | 2,805 | 67.1% | 127 (4.5%) |
| 222 | Central Bedfordshire | 1,714 | 67.1% | 26 (1.5%) |
| 223 | Cambridge City | 1,486 | 66.9% | 37 (2.5%) |
| 224 | Broxtowe | 813 | 66.9% | 13 (1.6%) |
| 225 | Elmbridge | 1,114 | 66.8% | 44 (3.9%) |
| 226 | Dartford | 1,080 | 66.6% | 29 (2.7%) |
| 227 | Durham | 4,631 | 66.5% | 74 (1.6%) |
| 228 | Belfast City | 3,180 | 66.5% | 66 (2.1%) |
| 229 | Great Yarmouth | 1,098 | 66.2% | 63 (5.7%) |
| 230 | Stevenage | 693 | 66.1% | 9 (1.3%) |
| 231 | Brent | 2,490 | 66% | 111 (4.5%) |
| 232 | Newport | 1,362 | 66% | 20 (1.5%) |
| 233 | Bury | 1,230 | 66% | 51 (4.1%) |
| 234 | Powys | 2,619 | 65.9% | 66 (2.5%) |
| 235 | Merton | 1,582 | 65.7% | 27 (1.7%) |
| 236 | Rushmoor | 706 | 65.7% | 26 (3.7%) |
| 237 | Hull City | 2,294 | 65.6% | 102 (4.4%) |
| 238 | Huntingdonshire | 1,536 | 65.6% | 23 (1.5%) |
| 239 | Sutton | 1,330 | 65.6% | 40 (3%) |
| 240 | Southend-On-Sea | 1,480 | 65.5% | 48 (3.2%) |
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