The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Bexley

London · 1,791 registered food establishments · 71.2% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

44 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 67 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 186 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

259Opened (12m)
308Closed (12m)
31Relisted (12m)
67Takeover (12m)
450Rating changes (12m)
35Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 112 improved 100 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 1,165
4 278
3 134
2 38
1 22
Awaiting inspection 98
Exempt 56

Time to first published rating

76 days median · 105 days average
across 668 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 186 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).

Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.

Latest published ratings in Bexley

New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.

DateBusinessRatingPostcode
2026-10-22 Really Awesome Coffee Dartford Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-22 Marabou Fish Bar Awaiting inspection → 4DA16 3RQ
2026-10-22 Carlton Day Service 4 → 5DA14 6AH
2026-10-21 Seabream Fish Bar 3 → 4DA15 9JN
2026-10-20 Premier Store 4 → 3DA1 4NQ
2026-10-17 Rhino Mart Awaiting inspection → 3DA16 3AG

Latest changes in Bexley

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-22Opened Chrissies Cake Creations
2026-10-22Opened African & Caribbean Jerk House
2026-10-22Opened So Sweet
2026-10-22Opened Mr Spice Indian SupermarketDA16 1TY
2026-10-22Opened Smoke And Pepper BexleyheathDA6 7JN
2026-10-22Opened Wingstop UKDA6 7JN
2026-10-22Takeover Papa JohnsDA15 7DN
2026-10-22Opened Dough SoTasty

Contact the council

Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.

These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.

If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.

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