UK food hygiene ratings (FSA) — statistics
Every food business rated under the UK Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (England, Wales, Northern Ireland; Scotland FHIS) from the official Food Standards Agency open-data file — business name, type, trading address and area, local authority, rating value and date, hygiene/structural/confidence sub-scores, new-rating-pending flag and coordinates, keyed by the stable FHRSID. Refreshed daily. Operator comments are dropped at ingest; rating artwork is not served.
headline
| records in dataset | 614,907 |
| last refreshed | 2026-11-03 |
summary
As of 3 November 2026, UK food hygiene ratings (FSA) holds 614,907 records in its current window, published between December 2025 and November 2026.
In November 2026 so far, 9 records have been published, down 10,511 (99.9%) on the 10,520 of October 2026. Across the 12 months in view the average is 17,073 a month; the busiest was March 2026 with 25,163 and the quietest November 2026 with 9.
Looking at by rating, 5 leads with 384,165 records (62.5% of the total), followed by 4 (63,780) and AwaitingInspection (42,381). Looking at by business type, Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen leads with 141,389 records (23.0% of the total), followed by Retailers - other (121,017) and Other catering premises (76,926). Looking at largest local authorities, Birmingham leads with 10,328 records (1.7% of the total), followed by Leeds (7,593) and North Yorkshire (7,112).
Over the last 28 refresh days the register gained 17,179 records, lost 15,776 and changed 36,937; the latest refresh, on 3 November 2026, added 560, removed 368 and changed 1,317.
Inspections published by month
| month | count |
|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 13,734 |
| 2026-01 | 20,439 |
| 2026-02 | 21,401 |
| 2026-03 | 25,163 |
| 2026-04 | 16,443 |
| 2026-05 | 17,682 |
| 2026-06 | 20,394 |
| 2026-07 | 20,204 |
| 2026-08 | 17,319 |
| 2026-09 | 21,571 |
| 2026-10 | 10,520 |
| 2026-11 | 9 |
By rating
| value | records |
|---|---|
| 5 | 384,165 |
| 4 | 63,780 |
| AwaitingInspection | 42,381 |
| Pass | 42,380 |
| 3 | 26,696 |
| Exempt | 26,242 |
| Awaiting Inspection | 10,364 |
| 2 | 7,329 |
| 1 | 6,640 |
| Improvement Required | 3,487 |
By business type
| value | records |
|---|---|
| Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 141,389 |
| Retailers - other | 121,017 |
| Other catering premises | 76,926 |
| Takeaway/sandwich shop | 62,938 |
| Pub/bar/nightclub | 50,517 |
| Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 43,401 |
| School/college/university | 35,996 |
| Mobile caterer | 31,320 |
| Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 16,003 |
| Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 14,431 |
| Manufacturers/packers | 12,241 |
| Distributors/Transporters | 4,775 |
| Farmers/growers | 3,005 |
| Importers/Exporters | 948 |
Largest local authorities
| value | records |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 10,328 |
| Leeds | 7,593 |
| North Yorkshire | 7,112 |
| Glasgow City | 6,686 |
| Manchester | 6,597 |
| Somerset | 6,170 |
| Highland | 6,069 |
| Westminster | 5,785 |
| Cornwall | 5,419 |
| Dorset | 5,190 |
| Edinburgh (City of) | 5,187 |
| Fife | 5,101 |
| Sheffield | 4,860 |
| Bradford | 4,686 |
| Durham | 4,654 |
what changed (last 30 days)
Last 30 days: 17,179 added, 15,776 removed, 36,937 changed — the rows a re-download would make you find yourself.
| refresh day | added | removed | changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | 560 | 368 | 1,317 |
| 2026-11-02 | 39 | 16 | 149 |
| 2026-11-01 | 15 | 11 | 105 |
| 2026-10-31 | 595 | 685 | 1,554 |
| 2026-10-30 | 804 | 632 | 2,911 |
| 2026-10-28 | 650 | 481 | 1,696 |
| 2026-10-27 | 407 | 427 | 2,507 |
| 2026-10-26 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2026-10-25 | 3 | 5 | 81 |
| 2026-10-24 | 439 | 466 | 1,286 |
| 2026-10-23 | 356 | 297 | 1,236 |
| 2026-10-22 | 490 | 386 | 1,409 |
| 2026-10-21 | 619 | 559 | 2,431 |
| 2026-10-20 | 3,450 | 3,543 | 2,057 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2026-10-18 | 16 | 9 | 90 |
| 2026-10-17 | 559 | 472 | 1,650 |
| 2026-10-16 | 346 | 310 | 1,224 |
| 2026-10-15 | 501 | 444 | 1,389 |
| 2026-10-14 | 278 | 280 | 1,703 |
| 2026-10-13 | 407 | 394 | 1,313 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 2026-10-10 | 644 | 560 | 1,684 |
| 2026-10-09 | 473 | 646 | 1,687 |
| 2026-10-08 | 1,012 | 454 | 3,000 |
| 2026-10-07 | 4,015 | 3,875 | 2,604 |
| 2026-10-06 | 501 | 456 | 1,721 |
This register diffs itself every morning. Poll the delta instead of the whole
dataset: GET /v1/changes/uk-food-hygiene?since=2026-10-06 (add
change=added|removed|changed), or the MCP tool get_changes. One
credit per page, 90-day history — a daily diff of every register fits the free tier.
methodology
Computed from the same records the gankdat API serves — official government feeds, refreshed daily, no scraping. This dataset's licence and personal-data posture are stated in the terms. Counts reflect the current dataset window, not all-time totals. Cite this page with its URL and the last-refreshed date.