The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Mid Sussex
South East · 1,371 registered food establishments · 81.5% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
61 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 74 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 67 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Mid Sussex interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 77 improved 98 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
52 days median · 69 days average
across 523 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 67 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 Mid Sussex
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 | Handcross Club | → | RH17 6BJ |
| 2026-10-24 | Simply Tasty Pies | → | |
| 2026-10-24 | Friends Do Tea | → | |
| 2026-10-24 | Scotch Pies Of Sussex | → | |
| 2026-10-24 | ISS @ Crawley Down Village C Of E | → | RH10 4XA |
| 2026-10-24 | Aspens At Northlands Wood Primary Academy | → | RH16 3RX |
Latest changes in Mid Sussex
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Sienna's Sweet Treats | |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Company Of Cooks @ Kew Wakehurst | RH17 6TN |
| 2026-10-17 | Closed | Heaven & Heat | |
| 2026-10-17 | Closed | Cake Magic Limited | |
| 2026-10-17 | Closed | Clare's Cake Boutique | |
| 2026-10-17 | Closed | East Grinstead Foodbank | RH19 2HH |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Cote Brasserie | RH16 3AS |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Apple And Oat |
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 Mid Sussex's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Mid Sussex? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Mid Sussex this year?
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