Food hygiene ratings in Luton
East Counties · 1,725 registered food establishments · 67% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
47 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 60 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 249 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Luton interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 130 improved 147 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
92 days median · 143 days average
across 538 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 249 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 Luton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | Wingstop | → | LU1 3JH |
| 2026-10-23 | Tastys Fried Chicken | → | LU1 2QB |
| 2026-10-23 | Stanton Road Lunch Club | → | LU4 0BH |
| 2026-10-23 | Phoenix Public House / McCarthys | → | LU1 3EQ |
| 2026-10-23 | Tops Pizza | → | LU1 5AA |
| 2026-10-23 | Budget Supermarket | → | LU1 5LY |
Latest changes in Luton
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | Takeover | Beleaf Juice Bar | was Vibe Juice Bar |
| 2026-10-23 | Closed | Hillwood Road Limited | LU1 2TB |
| 2026-10-23 | Closed | Bliss in a Bite | |
| 2026-10-23 | Closed | Lime Academy Hartwell | LU2 0EX |
| 2026-10-23 | Takeover | Icknield Primary School, Relish School Food | was Icknield Primary School, School Catering Support Ltd t/a Reli |
| 2026-10-23 | Takeover | PoPizza | was Papa Johns |
| 2026-10-16 | Closed | MAR mouth chill | |
| 2026-10-16 | Closed | Cravingz |
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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