The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Hartlepool
North East · 766 registered food establishments · 90.1% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
15 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 8 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 14 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Hartlepool interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 16 improved 31 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
26 days median · 33 days average
across 239 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 14 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 Hartlepool
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 | Romeo Pizzeria | → | TS24 8LZ |
| 2026-10-09 | Romeo Pizzeria | → | TS24 8LZ |
| 2026-10-07 | Gym Grill | → | TS24 7LB |
| 2026-09-30 | Canton Chef | → | TS26 8PD |
Latest changes in Hartlepool
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | Closed | Thai Pan | TS26 8PU |
| 2026-10-10 | Closed | Picadilly Ices R282 LEL | |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Hydrotrace | TS25 1BX |
| 2026-10-07 | Closed | Montana Pizza & Milkshake Guys | TS26 9EE |
| 2026-10-07 | Closed | Crumbs | TS24 9PF |
| 2026-10-02 | Opened | Batch | |
| 2026-10-02 | Opened | Meraki | TS24 7EY |
| 2026-10-02 | Closed | Sweet Sensation | TS24 0XZ |
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 Hartlepool's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Hartlepool? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Hartlepool this year?
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