Best & worst places for food hygiene

UK nations, counties, local authorities and towns ranked by the average hygiene rating of their food businesses. A higher score means cleaner premises overall; Scotland is ranked by pass rate, as it uses a different scheme.

UK nations compared

England, Wales and Northern Ireland use the 0–5 scale; Scotland uses the Food Hygiene Information Scheme, shown as a pass rate.

England4.6average ratingWales4.6average ratingNorthern Ireland4.8average ratingScotland93%pass rate

Towns & cities

Highest-rated

  1. 1Blandford Forum5
  2. 2Burford5
  3. 3Burnham-on-Sea5
  4. 4Dorchester5
  5. 5Ellesmere5
  6. 6Gillingham5
  7. 7Knutsford5
  8. 8Newent5
  9. 9Retford5
  10. 10Skelton5
  11. 11St Ives5
  12. 12Sturminster Newton5
  13. 13Y Waun5
  14. 14Yarm5
  15. 15Chichester4.9
  16. 16Ripon4.9
  17. 17St Asaph4.9
  18. 18Wrexham4.9
  19. 19Adlington4.9
  20. 20Amlwch4.9

Lowest-rated

  1. 1Y Blaenau3.8
  2. 2Ince-in-Makerfield3.8
  3. 3Hindley4
  4. 4Farnworth4
  5. 5Atherton4
  6. 6Wigan4.1
  7. 7Tyldesley4.1
  8. 8Tredegar4.1
  9. 9Leigh4.1
  10. 10Ebbw Vale4.1
  11. 11Chigwell4.1
  12. 12Bolton4.1
  13. 13Ashford4.1
  14. 14Birmingham4.1
  15. 15Waltham Cross4.2
  16. 16Walsall4.2
  17. 17Treharris4.2
  18. 18Swinton4.2
  19. 19Smethwick4.2
  20. 20Rhymney4.2

Local authorities

Highest-rated

  1. 1Bassetlaw5
  2. 2Anglesey4.9
  3. 3Boston4.9
  4. 4Broxbourne4.9
  5. 5Castle Point4.9
  6. 6Chelmsford4.9
  7. 7Cheltenham4.9
  8. 8Chichester4.9
  9. 9Cotswold4.9
  10. 10Dorset4.9
  11. 11Fenland4.9
  12. 12Forest of Dean4.9
  13. 13Gedling4.9
  14. 14Harborough4.9
  15. 15Hartlepool4.9
  16. 16Havant4.9
  17. 17Horsham4.9
  18. 18Ipswich4.9
  19. 19Isles of Scilly4.9
  20. 20Lincoln City4.9

Lowest-rated

  1. 1Newham3.9
  2. 2Waltham Forest4
  3. 3Wigan4.2
  4. 4Enfield4.2
  5. 5Ealing4.2
  6. 6Camden4.2
  7. 7Bolton4.2
  8. 8Blaenau Gwent4.2
  9. 9Barking and Dagenham4.2
  10. 10Walsall4.3
  11. 11Portsmouth4.3
  12. 12Liverpool4.3
  13. 13Hillingdon4.3
  14. 14Blackburn4.3
  15. 15Birmingham4.3
  16. 16Wyre4.4
  17. 17Slough4.4
  18. 18Salford4.4
  19. 19Redbridge4.4
  20. 20Reading4.4

Counties

Highest-rated

  1. 1Dorset4.9
  2. 2Northumberland4.9
  3. 3West Sussex4.8
  4. 4Gwynedd4.8
  5. 5Down4.8
  6. 6Armagh4.8
  7. 7Nottinghamshire4.8
  8. 8Kent4.8
  9. 9Suffolk4.8
  10. 10Somerset4.8
  11. 11Lincolnshire4.8
  12. 12Norfolk4.8
  13. 13East Sussex4.8
  14. 14Cambridgeshire4.8
  15. 15Londonderry4.8
  16. 16Gloucestershire4.8
  17. 17Clwyd4.8
  18. 18Cornwall4.8
  19. 19Cumbria4.8
  20. 20Durham4.8

Lowest-rated

  1. 1West Midlands4.4
  2. 2West Glamorgan4.5
  3. 3Merseyside4.5
  4. 4Isle of Wight4.5
  5. 5South Glamorgan4.5
  6. 6Mid Glamorgan4.5
  7. 7Greater Manchester4.5
  8. 8Gwent4.5
  9. 9Greater London4.5
  10. 10Powys4.6
  11. 11West Yorkshire4.6
  12. 12Berkshire4.6
  13. 13Bedfordshire4.6
  14. 14South Yorkshire4.6
  15. 15Wiltshire4.7
  16. 16Warwickshire4.7
  17. 17Northamptonshire4.7
  18. 18Herefordshire4.7
  19. 19Tyne and Wear4.7
  20. 20Surrey4.7

Scottish councils · pass rate

Highest pass rate

  1. 1East Renfrewshire99%
  2. 2South Ayrshire99%
  3. 3Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)98%
  4. 4Falkirk98%
  5. 5Fife98%
  6. 6Moray98%
  7. 7Perth and Kinross98%
  8. 8Renfrewshire98%
  9. 9West Lothian97%
  10. 10East Ayrshire96%

Lowest pass rate

  1. 1Shetland Islands82%
  2. 2Aberdeen City83%
  3. 3Highland86%
  4. 4Glasgow City87%
  5. 5South Lanarkshire88%
  6. 6Edinburgh (City of)88%
  7. 7Midlothian91%
  8. 8Clackmannanshire92%
  9. 9Aberdeenshire92%
  10. 10Stirling93%

Councils need 100 rated businesses to appear, towns 50, and Scottish councils 50 inspected. Counties need 100 businesses on record. Small places are left out so they cannot skew the tables. Ratings are a snapshot from each business's last inspection.