The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Northumberland
North East · 3,529 registered food establishments · 91.1% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
64 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 73 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 125 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Northumberland interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 146 improved 100 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
63 days median · 97 days average
across 873 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 125 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 Northumberland
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 | Dhamaka Cramlington | → | NE23 1XZ |
| 2026-10-23 | Motijheel Restaurant | → | NE23 6RF |
| 2026-10-22 | Northumbrian Harvest | → | |
| 2026-10-22 | Midnight Bakehouse | → | |
| 2026-10-22 | Newbiggin Larder | → | |
| 2026-10-22 | South Farm Honey | → |
Latest changes in Northumberland
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Opened | Fig Food | |
| 2026-10-22 | Opened | Burnett's of Northumberland | NE65 8DA |
| 2026-10-22 | Opened | Sweet Dreamz | |
| 2026-10-22 | Opened | Magic Memories Friendship Group | NE24 1LL |
| 2026-10-22 | Opened | Craster Memorial Hall | NE66 3TP |
| 2026-10-22 | Opened | Rooted to Rising | |
| 2026-10-22 | Opened | The Dales School | NE63 8BT |
| 2026-10-22 | Opened | Family Shopper | NE24 1BU |
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.
Chains in Northumberland
Every branch of these chains here, with its rating, rating date and inspection standards. The number is how many branches.
Co-op · 32 Greggs · 21 Boots UK Ltd · 16 Premier · 14 Morrisons Daily · 13 Costa Coffee · 12 Slimming World · 12 Asda · 10 Aldi · 8 B & M Retail Ltd · 8 McDonalds · 8 Tesco · 8 Lidl · 7 Nisa Local · 7 One Stop · 7 Starbucks · 7 Subway · 7 Card Factory · 6 Sainsbury's · 6 Spar · 6 Home Bargains · 5 The Black Bull · 5 The Salvation Army · 5 Holland & Barrett · 4 Iceland · 4 Lifestyle Express · 4 Marks & Spencer · 4 Oxfam · 4 Poundstretcher · 4 Superdrug · 4 Well Pharmacy · 4 Best One · 3 Burger King · 3 Domino's Pizza · 3 Go Local · 3 Heron Foods · 3 KFC · 3 Lloyds Pharmacy · 3 Londis · 3 Masons Arms · 3 Papa Johns · 3 Red Lion Inn · 3 Savers Health & Beauty · 3 The Plough Inn · 3 The Range · 3 The White Swan · 3 Caffe Nero · 2 Costcutter · 2 Family Shopper · 2 Go Outdoors · 2 Next Retail Ltd · 2 Panku Streetfood · 2 Poundland · 2 Railway Hotel · 2 Sports Direct · 2 The Anchor Inn · 2 The Angel Inn · 2 The Black Swan · 2 The Coach House · 2 The Grapes · 2 The Tavern · 2 The Village Shop · 2 Travellers Rest · 2 Waitrose · 2 Baxterstorey · 1 Breakfast Club · 1 Chopstix · 1 Cook · 1 Dine Contract Catering · 1 Dixy Chicken · 1 Duke Of Wellington · 1 Farmfoods · 1 Foresters Arms · 1 Golden Star · 1 Happy Valley · 1 King Kebab · 1 Next · 1 Oliver Bonas · 1 One Beyond · 1 Oriental Chef · 1 Pizza House · 1 Railway Tavern · 1 St Mary's Church · 1 Tasty Bites · 1 The Coffee Box · 1 The Courtyard · 1 The Crown Inn · 1 The Golden Lion · 1 The Hatch · 1 The Lodge · 1 The Nook · 1 The Original Factory Shop · 1 The Star Inn · 1 Travelodge · 1 Wetherspoons · 1 Yo! To Go! · 1
Chains that have left Northumberland
These chains no longer have a branch on the register here. Each page says what was there, how it was rated, and where the nearest branches are now.
Ask the data
How does Northumberland's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Northumberland? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Northumberland this year?
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