The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Stafford
West Midlands · 1,122 registered food establishments · 78.5% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
24 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 16 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 347 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Stafford interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 131 improved 36 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
170 days median · 207 days average
across 231 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 347 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 Stafford
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 | IRIS | → | |
| 2026-10-23 | Hixon Chinese Takeaway | → | ST18 0PP |
| 2026-10-21 | ChocChoc | → | |
| 2026-10-16 | St Johns Catholic Primary School | → | ST18 0SL |
| 2026-10-15 | Castle Church Primary School | → | ST17 9SY |
| 2026-10-14 | Buttercream Bakes Stone | → |
Latest changes in Stafford
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | Opened | The Feast Cartel | |
| 2026-10-21 | Opened | HOLY FUDGE | |
| 2026-10-21 | Closed | T.L.C Cakes | |
| 2026-10-14 | Opened | Pick Me Up | |
| 2026-10-14 | Opened | Valley Northern | ST16 3BP |
| 2026-10-14 | Closed | Bishops Offley Christmas Tree Cafe | |
| 2026-10-14 | Closed | Stone Country Market | ST15 0HE |
| 2026-10-14 | Closed | Horizon Care & Education | ST18 9JZ |
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 Stafford's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Stafford? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Stafford this year?
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