The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Blackburn
North West · 1,335 registered food establishments · 68.4% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
55 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 61 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 334 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Blackburn interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 79 improved 106 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
151 days median · 183 days average
across 494 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 334 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 Blackburn
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | Flames Steak House | → | BB3 1BZ |
| 2026-10-10 | Waffles & Chill | → | BB3 1PL |
| 2026-10-10 | Kashmir Food Store | → | BB2 1ES |
| 2026-10-10 | Kebabish | → | BB3 1ET |
| 2026-10-09 | Dezato Blackburn Ltd | → | BB1 7ED |
| 2026-10-07 | Birchfield | → | BB2 6LY |
Latest changes in Blackburn
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Al Fajr Restaurant Ltd | BB1 5EX |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | The Well Fed Pig Co | |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Alkafitltd | |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Soup House | |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | The Classic Kitchen | |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | House of Jayruby | |
| 2026-10-10 | Takeover | Spud Boys Havelock | BB2 2QA |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | FIREBIRD | BB2 1HD |
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.
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How does Blackburn's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Blackburn? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Blackburn this year?
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