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Food hygiene ratings in Newcastle-Under-Lyme

West Midlands · 993 registered food establishments · 86.4% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

36 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 14 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 69 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

164Opened (12m)
204Closed (12m)
40Relisted (12m)
14Takeover (12m)
263Rating changes (12m)
17Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 48 improved 67 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 786
4 68
3 32
2 4
1 19
0 1
Awaiting inspection 34
Exempt 49

Time to first published rating

53 days median · 68 days average
across 486 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 69 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 Newcastle-Under-Lyme

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 FARM LINK FOOD MARKET Awaiting inspection → 5ST5 1PG
2026-10-24 SMASH CASTLE Awaiting inspection → 5ST5 1PT
2026-10-24 SIR THOMAS BOUGHEY - RELISH SCHOOL FOOD Awaiting inspection → 5ST7 8AP
2026-10-24 THE 4 CANDLES Awaiting inspection → 5ST5 0EP
2026-10-24 CORALS CAKES Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-24 ICE & DEC T/A ALEX'S ICES (Trailer 2) Awaiting inspection → 5ST5 7RB

Latest changes in Newcastle-Under-Lyme

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-24Takeover WOOD LANE PRIMARY SCHOOL - JAMES BATEMANST7 8PH
2026-10-24Opened SLIMMING WORLD
2026-10-24Takeover SPICE MERCHANT TAKEAWAYST7 1LX
2026-10-24Takeover COPPICE ACADEMY - SHAW EDUCATION TRUSTST5 2EY
2026-10-24Opened MINI'S HOME KITCHEN
2026-10-24Opened THE PARADEST5 1RW
2026-10-24Opened FRUGALST5 1RF
2026-10-24Opened DIOCLE COFFEEST5 1QL

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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