The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Colchester
East Counties · 1,650 registered food establishments · 90.3% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
20 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 21 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 107 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Colchester interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 51 improved 31 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
61 days median · 116 days average
across 619 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 107 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 Colchester
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | MFG Stanway Service Station | → | CO3 0NR |
| 2026-10-06 | Sprinkles | → | |
| 2026-10-06 | Meatox | → | CO1 2JX |
| 2026-10-06 | China Kitchen | → | CO5 8QA |
| 2026-10-03 | The Bonnie Blue Oak | → | CO5 0NF |
| 2026-10-03 | Chicago's | → | CO1 1LS |
Latest changes in Colchester
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Closed | Planet Pick n Mix | |
| 2026-10-06 | Closed | Queens Tandoori | CO6 3HE |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Fun 4 Kids at Kendall | CO1 2HJ |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Tesco Stores Limited | CO7 9HA |
| 2026-09-30 | Takeover | Brew & Beans | CO2 7AH |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Coutts Cakes & Co | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Krafty bakes | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | The Coffee House | CO3 0LA |
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 Colchester's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Colchester? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Colchester this year?
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