The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Breckland

East Counties · 1,282 registered food establishments · 87% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

35 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 18 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 49 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

190Opened (12m)
177Closed (12m)
5Relisted (12m)
18Takeover (12m)
255Rating changes (12m)
20Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 64 improved 49 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 1,025
4 93
3 44
2 5
1 11
Awaiting inspection 66
Exempt 38

Time to first published rating

49 days median · 65 days average
across 540 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 49 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 Breckland

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
2026-10-24 FMdeli Awaiting inspection → 4NR19 1TS
2026-10-21 Thorpe Woodlands Adventure Centre 5 → 4IP24 2RX

Latest changes in Breckland

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-10Opened Chewy.Gooey.Bites
2026-10-10Opened Dawn Yoga
2026-10-10Opened Cakes by Kate
2026-10-10Opened Alfred G PearcePE32 2NB
2026-10-10Opened The MP Cafe & BistroNR16 2AH
2026-10-10Opened Rising Stars Coaching @ Litcham Primary SchoolPE32 2QT
2026-10-10Opened Norfolk ScranNR19 1NU
2026-10-10Opened Eat my crepe

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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