The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Darlington
North East · 918 registered food establishments · 90.2% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
16 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 20 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 94 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Darlington interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 31 improved 32 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
58 days median · 90 days average
across 325 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 94 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 Darlington
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | Star Express | → | DL1 1UL |
| 2026-10-26 | Siciliano Pizzeria | → | DL1 1RZ |
| 2026-10-25 | Black Swan | → | DL1 1RX |
| 2026-10-24 | Jan Silverwood | → | |
| 2026-10-24 | S\&S | → | |
| 2026-10-24 | Best Shawarma | → | DL1 1TZ |
Latest changes in Darlington
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | Opened | Tony's Pizzeria | DL3 0GA |
| 2026-10-24 | Opened | The Butty Hut | |
| 2026-10-24 | Closed | 18th Darlington 1st Middleton St George Scout Group | DL2 1LB |
| 2026-10-24 | Closed | Abu's | DL3 7UT |
| 2026-10-24 | Closed | The Corner House | DL3 7NW |
| 2026-10-24 | Closed | Baked And Beyond By Laura | |
| 2026-10-24 | Closed | The Parmesan House | DL3 9UH |
| 2026-10-24 | Closed | Ming Chef | DL1 2QD |
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.
Ask the data
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