The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Halton
North West · 903 registered food establishments · 74.9% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
30 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 23 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 99 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Halton interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 51 improved 66 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
59 days median · 80 days average
across 231 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 99 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 Halton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | Catch 22 / Smash 22 | → | WA7 1YN |
| 2026-10-20 | Massala Indian Widnes | → | WA8 6LG |
| 2026-10-14 | Widnes Academy - Caterlink | → | WA8 0EL |
| 2026-10-13 | Subway | → | WA8 9BD |
Latest changes in Halton
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | Treats By Ell | |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | The Wellington Inn | WA8 7PD |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | Jen's Bakes & Blooms | |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | The Catering Cup | WA8 8DF |
| 2026-10-20 | Closed | Albert Local Convenience Store | WA8 6JS |
| 2026-10-20 | Closed | The Wellington | WA8 7PR |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Go Local Extra AASA Express | WA8 7JB |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Nina's Cakes |
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
How does Halton's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Halton? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Halton this year?
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