The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Lincoln City

East Midlands · 1,114 registered food establishments · 93.5% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

23 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 42 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 60 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

113Opened (12m)
111Closed (12m)
7Relisted (12m)
42Takeover (12m)
238Rating changes (12m)
2Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 34 improved 40 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 949
4 43
3 13
2 1
1 5
0 4
Awaiting inspection 38
Exempt 61

Time to first published rating

50 days median · 76 days average
across 392 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 60 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 Lincoln City

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 Serafina Grill 0 → 3LN5 7QB
2026-10-23 Afro-Luxe 5 → 0
2026-10-23 Food Stop 0 → 4LN2 1JJ
2026-10-22 Becky's Cafe Awaiting inspection → 5LN6 0AZ
2026-10-22 Asian Corner Awaiting inspection → 5LN6 7QL
2026-10-22 Hunnie's Awaiting inspection → 5LN5 7ET

Latest changes in Lincoln City

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-22Opened Bones of Jamaica/Bones of Barbados
2026-10-22Opened Jahjah Juice
2026-10-22Opened Rudo and Kin
2026-10-22Opened Beau'sLN2 1HW
2026-10-22Closed Burger BoiLN6 7QL
2026-10-22Closed TGI CateringLN5 8LD
2026-10-22Takeover The Sweetie Labwas Sugar Rush Lincoln
2026-10-22Opened Sugar FixLN5 7ET

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 Lincoln City's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Lincoln City? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Lincoln City this year?

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