The UK's Highest-Rated Areas for Food Hygiene

Ranked by the average Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) score across every rated business in each area, based on the official Food Standards Agency data this site syncs daily.

Methodology: average of each area's numeric FHRS ratings (0–5), limited to areas with at least 300 rated businesses so the ranking reflects a real sample rather than a handful of scores. Scotland's Food Hygiene Information Scheme (FHIS) uses pass/improvement-required rather than a 0–5 score, so Scottish areas can't be ranked on this particular scale and don't appear here — that's a limitation of the comparison, not a reflection of hygiene standards there.

  1. 1Bassetlaw
    4.96 avg(998 rated)
  2. 2Dorset
    4.94 avg(4,044 rated)
  3. 3Stockton On Tees
    4.94 avg(1,449 rated)
  4. 4Forest of Dean
    4.94 avg(694 rated)
  5. 5Thanet
    4.94 avg(1,509 rated)
  6. 6Wrexham
    4.93 avg(1,179 rated)
  7. 7West Oxfordshire
    4.92 avg(1,020 rated)
  8. 8North Kesteven
    4.92 avg(918 rated)
  9. 9Cotswold
    4.92 avg(1,025 rated)
  10. 10Ipswich
    4.92 avg(1,051 rated)
  11. 11Mid and East Antrim
    4.91 avg(1,017 rated)
  12. 12Redcar and Cleveland
    4.91 avg(1,150 rated)
  13. 13Chichester
    4.91 avg(1,317 rated)
  14. 14South Ribble
    4.90 avg(728 rated)
  15. 15Harborough
    4.89 avg(729 rated)
  16. 16Lisburn and Castlereagh City
    4.89 avg(858 rated)
  17. 17Broxbourne
    4.89 avg(684 rated)
  18. 18Tandridge
    4.88 avg(612 rated)
  19. 19Mole Valley
    4.88 avg(721 rated)
  20. 20Castle Point
    4.88 avg(488 rated)

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