The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Chichester
South East · 1,459 registered food establishments · 94.5% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
23 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 51 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 145 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Chichester interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 55 improved 33 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
69 days median · 91 days average
across 590 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 145 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 Chichester
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | Caterlink At Portfield Primary Academy-TKAT | → | PO19 7HA |
| 2026-10-21 | The Cornish Bakery | → | PO19 1LX |
| 2026-10-20 | ISS @ Seal Primary Academy | → | PO20 0BN |
Latest changes in Chichester
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | The Star | GU28 0AH |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Ghost Breath | |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Tuk Tuk Kitchen | PO19 7SJ |
| 2026-10-08 | Closed | Wildflower Grazing Co |
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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