The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Dartford
South East · 1,075 registered food establishments · 77.8% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
30 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 21 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 240 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Dartford interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 48 improved 51 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
90 days median · 115 days average
across 469 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 240 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 Dartford
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | Ademarc Ventures | → | |
| 2026-10-08 | Ose Puff Puff | → | |
| 2026-10-08 | Abycooks | → | |
| 2026-10-08 | Freedom Leisure | → | DA10 1AZ |
| 2026-10-08 | Wentworth Primary School Breakfast And Afterschool Club | → | DA1 3NG |
| 2026-10-08 | Jodane | → | DA10 1AP |
Latest changes in Dartford
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Seafood Shack @ The Royal Oak | DA1 2DX |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | OMAA | DA1 1BG |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | The Grazing Mare | |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Sostrene Grene | DA9 9SP |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Buns | |
| 2026-10-08 | Closed | Just One More | |
| 2026-10-08 | Closed | Aduane | |
| 2026-10-08 | Closed | Mobile Munchies |
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 Dartford's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Dartford? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Dartford this year?
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