The worst rated towns in the UK for food hygiene

Name: The worst rated towns in the UK for food hygiene
Creator: Food Standards Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Data as of 24 August 2026.

Rank	Name	Council	Average rating	Rated businesses
1	Newham	Newham	3.874	2,165
2	Atherton	Wigan	3.887	151
3	Waltham Forest	Waltham Forest	3.950	1,675
4	Leigh (Wigan)	Wigan	3.992	369
5	Farnworth	Bolton	4.009	224
6	Tredegar	Caerphilly	4.020	51
7	Huyton with Roby	Knowsley	4.024	170
8	Brent	Ealing	4.049	223
9	Wednesbury	Walsall	4.066	106
10	Ashton-in-Makerfield	Wigan	4.072	153
11	Bolton (Bolton)	Bolton	4.078	1,300
12	Hindley	Wigan	4.082	256
13	Ealing	Ealing	4.098	2,471
14	Barking and Dagenham	Barking and Dagenham	4.099	921
15	Tyldesley	Wigan	4.101	129
16	Tredegar	Blaenau Gwent	4.107	122
17	Ebbw Vale	Blaenau Gwent	4.125	248
18	Wigan	Wigan	4.127	835
19	Brent	Barnet	4.128	109
20	Walsall	Walsall	4.133	623
21	Bloxwich	Walsall	4.135	259
22	Golborne	Wigan	4.150	113
23	Rhondda	Rhondda Cynon Taf	4.155	71
24	Redbridge	Barking and Dagenham	4.167	84
25	Abertillery	Blaenau Gwent	4.168	125
26	Willenhall	Walsall	4.173	225
27	Enfield	Enfield	4.174	1,767
28	Birmingham	Birmingham	4.194	7,190
29	Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen)	Blackburn	4.213	743
30	Sedgley	Dudley	4.223	148
31	Camden	Camden	4.224	3,107
32	Lambeth	Croydon	4.227	119
33	Little Hulton	Salford	4.228	57
34	Swinton (Salford)	Salford	4.234	222
35	Lambeth	Lambeth	4.247	1,711
36	Hillingdon	Hillingdon	4.249	1,742
37	Poulton-le-Fylde	Wyre	4.250	180
38	Hathersage	Derbyshire Dales	4.250	60
39	Dudley (Dudley)	Dudley	4.251	419
40	Redbridge	Redbridge	4.261	1,373
41	Eccles (Salford)	Salford	4.275	276
42	Ash and Ash Vale	Rushmoor	4.278	54
43	Clacton-on-Sea	Tendring	4.279	509
44	Fleetwood	Wyre	4.279	190
45	Brierley Hill	Dudley	4.281	317
46	Reading	Reading	4.285	1,053
47	Treharris	Merthyr Tydfil	4.291	55
48	Barnet	Enfield	4.293	99
49	Rhayader	Powys	4.293	58
50	Bilston (Wolverhampton)	Dudley	4.295	61
51	Rushall and Shelfield	Walsall	4.296	71
52	Nelson (Pendle)	Pendle	4.297	306
53	Harrow	Harrow	4.301	1,208
54	Portsmouth	Portsmouth	4.305	1,405
55	Tonypandy	Rhondda Cynon Taf	4.307	140
56	Thornton (Wyre)	Wyre	4.311	193
57	Great Yarmouth	Great Yarmouth	4.316	449
58	Haringey	Islington	4.318	201
59	Hay-on-Wye	Powys	4.320	75
60	Islington	Camden	4.321	84
61	Borth	Ceredigion	4.321	53
62	Barnet	Barnet	4.322	1,822
63	Doncaster	Doncaster	4.327	859
64	Byfleet	Woking	4.327	98
65	Slough	Slough	4.330	721
66	Forest Row	Wealden	4.333	54
67	Liverpool	Liverpool	4.334	3,201
68	Frinton-on-Sea	Tendring	4.337	83
69	Risca	Caerphilly	4.340	259
70	Luton	Luton	4.343	1,089
71	Dartford	Bexley	4.343	105
72	Horley (Reigate and Banstead)	Reigate and Banstead	4.345	116
73	Liverpool	Knowsley	4.345	84
74	Smethwick	Sandwell	4.347	418
75	Stourbridge	Dudley	4.348	428
76	Ashbourne	Derbyshire Dales	4.349	166
77	Lewisham	Lewisham	4.352	1,531
78	Llanidloes	Powys	4.352	71
79	Treorchy	Rhondda Cynon Taf	4.355	107
80	Henley-on-Thames	South Oxfordshire	4.356	180
81	Brownhills	Walsall	4.356	101
82	Longridge (Ribble Valley)	Wyre	4.358	162
83	Cardiff	Vale of Glamorgan	4.358	53
84	High Wycombe	Buckinghamshire	4.359	463
85	Salford	Salford	4.360	725
86	Chester-le-Street	Durham	4.365	96
87	Banstead	Reigate and Banstead	4.366	82
88	Buxton (High Peak)	Derbyshire Dales	4.368	57
89	Accrington	Hyndburn	4.369	483
90	Conisbrough	Doncaster	4.369	149
91	Barnet	Harrow	4.371	116
92	Grays	Thurrock	4.374	289
93	Bargod	Caerphilly	4.377	122
94	Islington	Islington	4.378	1,862
95	Maesteg	Bridgend	4.378	135
96	Milton Keynes	Central Bedfordshire	4.380	50
97	Matlock	Derbyshire Dales	4.384	263
98	Kingswinford	Dudley	4.385	148
99	Wrecclesham	Waverley	4.386	70
100	Aldridge	Walsall	4.387	163

Ranked among towns with at least 50 rated businesses. Top 100 shown.

Source: Food Standards Agency food hygiene ratings data, 24 August 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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