The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Solihull

West Midlands · 1,420 registered food establishments · 79.7% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

54 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 9 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 285 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

280Opened (12m)
309Closed (12m)
12Relisted (12m)
9Takeover (12m)
422Rating changes (12m)
7Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 119 improved 102 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

Awaiting publication 1
5 1,010
4 146
3 59
2 17
1 32
0 4
Awaiting inspection 112
Exempt 39

Time to first published rating

107 days median · 153 days average
across 535 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 285 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 Solihull

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
2026-10-23 Wharf Tavern Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-23 The Lodge, Shirley Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-23 Haslucks Fish Bar Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-23 Heathers Cakes Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-23 Bellaluxe Catering Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-23 Amber's Free-From Bakes Awaiting inspection → 5

Latest changes in Solihull

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-23Takeover Chicken CottageB92 7QP
2026-10-23Opened The Event CafeB91 1JH
2026-10-23Opened Daniscakeco.
2026-10-23Opened Paisley House/Neulumic LtdB93 8DD
2026-10-23Opened Entrepreneurs CircleB90 8BG
2026-10-23Opened Empire CareB92 7AE
2026-10-23Opened Empire CareB37 6TR
2026-10-23Opened Cakes By Dorothy

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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