This rating reflects what inspectors found on 6 November 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.
Durham food hygiene: ratings and inspection backlog
Data as of 24 August 2026.
Inspection backlog
6.11% of businesses in Durham are awaiting inspection. The median published rating is 1 year, 1 month old, and the oldest rating still current on the register was given on 18 June 2014. See where Durham sits nationally on the council backlog league.
Rating distribution
The lowest rated in Durham
73 of 4,099 rated businesses across Durham 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. Showing the 25 lowest rated.
This rating reflects what inspectors found on 18 November 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 1 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 8 January 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 7 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 10 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 22 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 29 January 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 2 October 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 8 January 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 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 10 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 10 October 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 14 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 22 October 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 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 28 October 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 17 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 5 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 27 January 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 4 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 14 April 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 28 May 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 5 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 11 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.
Towns in Durham
- Barnard Castle
- Birtley
- Bishop Auckland
- Blackhall Colliery
- Brandon (County Durham)
- Chester-le-Street
- Consett
- Coxhoe
- Crook
- Durham
- Ferryhill
- Middleton St George
- Newton Aycliffe
- Peterlee
- Seaham
- Sedgefield
- Shildon
- Shiney Row and Penshaw
- Spennymoor
- Stanhope
- Stanley (County Durham)
- Trimdon Colliery
- Whickham
- Wingate
A further 726 registered businesses in Durham 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.