This rating reflects what inspectors found on 22 April 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.
Colchester food hygiene: ratings and inspection backlog
Data as of 24 August 2026.
Inspection backlog
9.33% of businesses in Colchester are awaiting inspection. The median published rating is 1 year, 2 months old, and the oldest rating still current on the register was given on 24 February 2020. See where Colchester sits nationally on the council backlog league.
Rating distribution
The lowest rated in Colchester
13 of 1,343 rated businesses across Colchester are rated 0 to 2. This list covers the whole council area, including businesses whose town did not reach the site's town-page floor.
This rating reflects what inspectors found on 16 July 2026. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.
This rating reflects what inspectors found on 19 August 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.
This rating reflects what inspectors found on 6 November 2024. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.
This rating reflects what inspectors found on 24 March 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.
This rating reflects what inspectors found on 29 June 2026. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.
This rating reflects what inspectors found on 13 March 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.
This rating reflects what inspectors found on 22 May 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.
This rating reflects what inspectors found on 23 July 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.
This rating reflects what inspectors found on 30 July 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.
This rating reflects what inspectors found on 19 August 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.
This rating reflects what inspectors found on 23 June 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.
This rating reflects what inspectors found on 23 July 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.
Towns in Colchester
A further 380 registered businesses in Colchester have no postcode district that resolves to one of the towns above; they count in the council totals on this page but not in any town page.
Leagues
Source: Food Standards Agency food hygiene ratings data, 24 August 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.