The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Lichfield

West Midlands · 906 registered food establishments · 73.3% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council

47 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 24 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 159 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

137Opened (12m)
112Closed (12m)
3Relisted (12m)
24Takeover (12m)
252Rating changes (12m)
27Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 47 improved 76 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

Awaiting publication 1
5 573
4 142
3 55
2 7
1 5
Awaiting inspection 69
Exempt 54

Time to first published rating

70 days median · 93 days average
across 367 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 159 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 Lichfield

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.

DateBusinessRatingPostcode
2026-10-10 R Meehan Family Butchers 4 → 2WS13 7HL
2026-10-07 Greywood Primary Academy And Nursery Awaiting inspection → 5WS14 9QF
2026-10-07 Megs Collection Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-07 Chaseview Care Home Awaiting inspection → 5WS7 1AW
2026-10-07 Chase Balti Awaiting inspection → 5WS7 3XF
2026-10-07 The Sweet Spot Awaiting inspection → 5

Latest changes in Lichfield

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-07Opened M & S MeatsWS7 1JR
2026-10-07Opened Zaazi At The LodgeWS14 0LQ
2026-10-07Opened Housing 21WS13 6JN
2026-10-07Opened Rise And Spud
2026-10-07Opened Torias Bakery
2026-10-07Opened Curly Girl Bakes
2026-10-07Opened Handsome Hog (Russford Snacks)
2026-10-07Opened WONG'SB78 3RF

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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