The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Chelmsford
East Counties · 1,613 registered food establishments · 91.8% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
33 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 16 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 120 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Chelmsford interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 41 improved 51 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
63 days median · 83 days average
across 769 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 120 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 Chelmsford
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Petite Bakes | → | |
| 2026-10-07 | Suvvai | → | CM2 6UL |
| 2026-10-07 | Chelmsford Meat And Groceries | → | CM2 6HJ |
| 2026-10-07 | Mozza Pizza | → | CM1 7DJ |
| 2026-10-06 | Fancy Fry | → | CM2 0HR |
| 2026-09-30 | La Nasu | → | CM1 2BB |
Latest changes in Chelmsford
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Munch Sandwich Shop And Takeaway | CM1 2AR |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Chelmsford Manor Care Home | CM2 8BY |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Phave Bake Studio | |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Chelmsford City Racecourse | CM3 1QP |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | RNR Delights | |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Divlight Cakes And Event Planning | |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | AR \& CA SMITH | CM4 9JT |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | The Essex Witch Museum |
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.
Ask the data
How does Chelmsford's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Chelmsford? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Chelmsford this year?
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