Cleanest Local Authorities in the UK

The following table ranks UK local authorities by their average food hygiene rating. Only authorities with more than 10 registered food businesses are included. The ranking is based on the average rating across all food businesses in each authority area.

# Local Authority Avg Rating % Rated 4+ Businesses
Bassetlaw 4.96 90.6% 1,094
Forest of Dean 4.94 85.6% 780
Dorset 4.94 77.6% 5,071
Thanet 4.94 97.7% 1,490
Wrexham 4.94 95.5% 1,184
Stockton On Tees 4.93 88.4% 1,563
Rossendale 4.92 79.6% 714
Ipswich 4.92 90.6% 1,139
North Kesteven 4.91 92.9% 971
West Oxfordshire 4.91 86.6% 1,117
Harborough 4.91 88.1% 797
Redcar and Cleveland 4.90 91.8% 1,230
South Ribble 4.90 86.6% 835
Chichester 4.90 88.0% 1,438
Cotswold 4.90 90.5% 1,098
Havant 4.90 79.2% 1,042
Lincoln City 4.89 90.7% 1,094
Lisburn and Castlereagh City 4.89 89.8% 1,014
Mid and East Antrim 4.89 85.9% 1,174
Chelmsford 4.88 89.5% 1,597
Broxbourne 4.88 79.8% 817
Castle Point 4.88 91.6% 525
Hartlepool 4.88 93.2% 765
Northumberland 4.87 87.2% 3,530
Gedling 4.87 82.8% 825
Fenland 4.86 92.7% 708
West Suffolk 4.86 83.1% 1,741
Uttlesford 4.85 76.6% 830
Horsham 4.85 90.9% 1,266
Isles of Scilly 4.85 73.3% 131
Winchester City 4.85 89.5% 1,161
Tandridge 4.85 84.1% 747
Ashford 4.85 89.8% 1,250
South Hams 4.85 76.2% 1,086
Cheltenham 4.85 91.8% 1,092
Newry, Mourne and Down 4.85 89.9% 1,706
Test Valley 4.85 85.6% 1,083
Mole Valley 4.84 86.0% 801
Somerset 4.84 83.3% 6,063
Crawley 4.84 84.0% 950
Gwynedd 4.84 88.8% 2,161
Warwick 4.84 84.7% 1,427
Mid Ulster 4.84 90.0% 1,366
Nottingham City 4.84 83.3% 3,032
Darlington 4.84 86.6% 925
Antrim and Newtownabbey 4.84 85.8% 1,110
Hastings 4.84 89.5% 897
Gravesham 4.83 89.4% 823
Causeway Coast and Glens 4.83 88.9% 1,457
Anglesey 4.83 95.6% 777