The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in St Helens
North West · 1,386 registered food establishments · 72.2% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
33 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 52 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 176 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore St Helens interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 91 improved 98 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
74 days median · 100 days average
across 447 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 176 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 St Helens
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 | Newton mini market | → | WA12 9BA |
| 2026-10-24 | The Golden Lion | → | WA11 8HE |
| 2026-10-21 | Chicago Pizza | → | WA10 2RL |
| 2026-10-21 | North Road Mini Market Ltd | → | WA10 2TL |
| 2026-10-21 | Vindialoo Express | → | WA10 4HA |
| 2026-10-17 | 12 STATION SANDWICH BAR | → | WA10 1TD |
Latest changes in St Helens
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Sticky Fingers | WA10 6RU |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Hollowood Chemists Limited | WA11 7AB |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Windle social club | WA10 2QF |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Elliott’s Deli | L35 0LP |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | The Gothy Baker | WA10 1BQ |
| 2026-10-17 | Takeover | Newton Kebab House | WA12 9DA |
| 2026-10-17 | Takeover | Wangs takeaway | WA9 1PA |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Carouse on the Loose | L35 0LH |
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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