UK Food Hygiene Rankings

Which towns and councils have the highest and lowest food hygiene ratings? Rankings based on average rating across all inspected establishments.

612,953

Establishments rated

4.6/5

National average

62%

Rated 5 stars

Highest rated towns (top 50)


1	Wishaw	5.00	100%	85
2	Burnham-on-Sea	5.00	100%	135
3	Berrow and Brean	5.00	100%	60
4	Egglescliffe	5.00	100%	63
5	Thornhill	5.00	100%	54
6	Penwortham	4.99	99%	91
7	Lydney	4.98	98%	73
8	Ingleby Barwick	4.98	98%	60
9	Whitworth	4.98	98%	60
10	Hillsborough	4.98	98%	53
11	Verwood	4.98	98%	50
12	Rawtenstall	4.98	98%	258
13	Retford	4.97	98%	209
14	Emsworth	4.97	97%	82
15	Yarm	4.97	98%	74
16	Padstow	4.96	96%	53
17	Ramsgate	4.96	97%	391
18	Sherborne	4.96	97%	122
19	Longton	4.95	97%	68
20	Poynton	4.95	96%	86
21	Camborne	4.95	96%	95
22	Dorchester (Dorset)	4.95	96%	266
23	Worksop	4.94	96%	278
24	Dolgellau	4.94	96%	58
25	Knutsford	4.94	95%	115
26	Weymouth	4.94	95%	719
27	Loftus	4.94	94%	53
28	Dawlish	4.94	95%	115
29	Formby	4.94	96%	153
30	St Ives (Cornwall)	4.93	96%	136
31	Thornaby-on-Tees	4.93	95%	180
32	Fortuneswell	4.93	95%	60
33	Rhosllannerchrugog	4.93	95%	58
34	Portstewart	4.93	95%	63
35	Cinderford	4.93	93%	66
36	Yeovil	4.93	94%	365
37	Burton Latimer	4.93	93%	57
38	Blandford Forum	4.93	96%	122
39	Maltby	4.93	94%	102
40	Ferndown	4.92	94%	88
41	Millom	4.92	94%	56
42	Aintree	4.92	94%	62
43	Wombourne	4.92	92%	69
44	Limavady	4.92	93%	145
45	Broadstairs	4.92	94%	240
46	Gillingham (Dorset)	4.92	95%	79
47	Desborough	4.92	92%	52
48	Richmond	4.92	94%	113
49	West Moors	4.92	94%	54
50	Dartmouth	4.92	94%	103

Lowest rated towns (bottom 50)


1	Ince-In-Makerfield	3.75	30%	65
2	Rhymney	3.89	42%	52
3	Newham	3.90	48%	2,370
4	Waltham Forest	3.96	50%	1,930
5	Atherton	3.97	45%	176
6	Leigh (Wigan)	4.01	46%	378
7	Farnworth	4.02	43%	202
8	Brierfield	4.02	55%	59
9	Nelson (Pendle)	4.03	54%	236
10	Tyldesley	4.03	47%	91
11	Bolton (Bolton)	4.04	51%	1,318
12	Walsall	4.06	53%	665
13	Hay-on-Wye	4.07	50%	61
14	Ebbw Vale	4.08	43%	147
15	Darlaston	4.08	48%	129
16	Ealing	4.09	55%	3,044
17	Pendlebury and Clifton	4.09	53%	105
18	Brynmawr	4.10	41%	66
19	Hindley	4.11	49%	130
20	Wigan	4.11	51%	672
21	Tredegar	4.11	49%	134
22	Barking and Dagenham	4.12	53%	1,153
23	Ashton-In-Makerfield	4.15	52%	179
24	Cleveleys	4.15	61%	81
25	Bloxwich	4.16	51%	288
26	Risca	4.16	48%	123
27	Willenhall	4.16	53%	289
28	Warmsworth	4.17	62%	66
29	Huyton With Roby	4.17	55%	233
30	Blackwood	4.18	54%	130
31	Enfield	4.19	55%	2,179
32	Rhondda	4.19	53%	101
33	Rushall and Shelfield	4.20	56%	51
34	Camden	4.20	58%	4,176
35	Ashbourne	4.21	60%	95
36	Birmingham	4.21	62%	8,905
37	Little Lever	4.23	49%	60
38	Conisbrough	4.23	59%	66
39	Llanidloes	4.24	55%	59
40	Abertillery	4.24	49%	85
41	Frinton-on-Sea	4.24	56%	56
42	Blackburn (Blackburn With Darwen)	4.24	66%	915
43	Golborne	4.24	50%	126
44	Hillingdon	4.25	62%	2,075
45	Sedgley	4.26	52%	174
46	Fleetwood	4.26	61%	216
47	Clacton-on-Sea	4.26	56%	418
48	Smethwick	4.27	57%	374
49	Coseley	4.27	51%	109
50	Swinton (Salford)	4.27	58%	158

Highest rated councils (top 20)


1	River Tees	5.00	100%	4
2	Bassetlaw	4.96	97%	1,088
3	Forest of Dean	4.94	95%	799
4	Thanet	4.94	95%	1,520
5	Dorset	4.94	95%	5,080
6	Stockton On Tees	4.93	95%	1,562
7	Wrexham	4.93	96%	1,185
8	Rossendale	4.92	94%	723
9	Ipswich	4.92	95%	1,133
10	North Kesteven	4.92	93%	978
11	Harborough	4.91	93%	796
12	West Oxfordshire	4.91	93%	1,111
13	Redcar and Cleveland	4.90	93%	1,241
14	Chichester	4.90	94%	1,439
15	Lincoln City	4.90	94%	1,102
16	Cotswold	4.90	92%	1,122
17	South Ribble	4.90	95%	835
18	Havant	4.89	92%	1,037
19	Mid and East Antrim	4.89	92%	1,179
20	Lisburn and Castlereagh City	4.89	91%	1,013

Lowest rated councils (bottom 20)


1	Newham	3.96	50%	2,679
2	Waltham Forest	4.02	52%	2,064
3	Ealing	4.15	58%	3,634
4	Bolton	4.16	55%	2,377
5	Blaenau Gwent	4.19	49%	666
6	Barking and Dagenham	4.19	55%	1,429
7	Wigan	4.19	54%	2,559
8	Camden	4.21	58%	4,359
9	Enfield	4.23	58%	2,591
10	Walsall	4.24	58%	2,228
11	Birmingham	4.28	65%	10,228
12	Hillingdon	4.31	64%	2,249
13	Blackburn	4.34	70%	1,327
14	Merthyr Tydfil	4.34	56%	598
15	Slough	4.35	59%	991
16	Barnet	4.35	59%	2,856
17	Portsmouth	4.35	65%	1,849
18	Redbridge	4.36	66%	2,125
19	Lambeth	4.37	61%	2,706
20	Harrow	4.37	61%	1,912

Most improved towns (last 90 days)

#	Town	Net change	Up	Down	Places
1	Birmingham	+16	9	5	8,905
2	Enfield	+13	5	1	2,179
3	Sunderland	+7	4	0	1,323
4	Eastbourne	+4	4	4	889
5	Harrow	+3	2	1	1,504
6	Wroughton	+-1	1	2	41
7	Swindon (Swindon)	+-11	13	25	998

Most declined towns (last 90 days)

#	Town	Net change	Up	Down	Places
1	Swindon (Swindon)	-11	13	25	998
2	Wroughton	-1	1	2	41
3	Harrow	3	2	1	1,504
4	Eastbourne	4	4	4	889
5	Sunderland	7	4	0	1,323
6	Enfield	13	5	1	2,179
7	Birmingham	16	9	5	8,905

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How we calculate the rankings

Rankings are based on the average food hygiene rating across all inspected establishments in each town or council area. Only towns with at least 50 rated establishments are included to ensure statistical significance.

Ratings follow the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) scale of 0–5, where 5 is “very good” and 0 means “urgent improvement necessary”. Scottish establishments using the FHIS (Pass/Fail) scheme are excluded from numeric averages.

The 5-star percentage shows what proportion of rated establishments in each area achieved the highest possible score. Rankings are updated daily as new inspection data becomes available from the Food Standards Agency.

The “Most improved” and “Most declined” sections track changes over the last 90 days using HygieneScout's daily rating snapshots — unique data that the FSA does not publish. Towns need at least 3 rating changes and 20 establishments to qualify.