The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Chelmsford
East Counties · 1,625 registered food establishments · 91.8% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
34 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 18 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 111 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Chelmsford interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 42 improved 52 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
62 days median · 83 days average
across 775 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 111 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 Chelmsford
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.
| Date | Business | Rating | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-25 | Munch Sandwich Shop And Takeaway | → | CM1 2AR |
| 2026-10-25 | Kaspas Chelmsford | → | CM2 6FA |
| 2026-10-23 | Nathan And Lesters | → | |
| 2026-10-21 | The Orange Tree | → | CM2 0AS |
| 2026-10-21 | The Breadbox | → | CM1 4NJ |
| 2026-10-21 | Toms Grill | → | CM1 4LH |
Latest changes in Chelmsford
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | Opened | Hillside Gems The Barn | CM3 3LJ |
| 2026-10-21 | Opened | PanToPlate | |
| 2026-10-21 | Opened | AHD Foods Private Ltd /Curry Bowls UK /AHD Burgers | |
| 2026-10-21 | Opened | Hollywood Bowl | CM2 6FD |
| 2026-10-21 | Takeover | Rose And Bumble | CM3 5FD |
| 2026-10-21 | Opened | South Woodham Ferrers Day Center | CM3 5LG |
| 2026-10-21 | Opened | Essex Dementia Care | CM2 6ST |
| 2026-10-21 | Opened | New Town | CM3 5XU |
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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