The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Lincoln City

East Midlands · 1,117 registered food establishments · 93.6% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council

22 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 40 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 60 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

108Opened (12m)
103Closed (12m)
7Relisted (12m)
40Takeover (12m)
228Rating changes (12m)
2Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 33 improved 42 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 955
4 42
3 11
2 1
1 5
0 6
Awaiting inspection 36
Exempt 61

Time to first published rating

50 days median · 76 days average
across 390 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 60 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 Lincoln City

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
2026-10-06 Lyd's Bakes & Cakes Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-06 Sanctum Townhouse Spa Awaiting inspection → 5LN2 1LT
2026-10-06 Food Linc at University of Lincoln Awaiting inspection → 5LN6 7TS
2026-10-06 Mixor Shawarma & Kebab/Mixor Food Ltd 4 → 5LN5 7PR
2026-09-30 Shelly Phillipson Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-09-30 Naturawell Awaiting inspection → 5

Latest changes in Lincoln City

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-06Opened Black Stones
2026-10-06Opened Love CoffeeLN5 8LD
2026-10-06Closed Timeas Sugar Studio
2026-10-06Closed The Harvest Table
2026-10-06Closed D-RichLN5 8HZ
2026-10-06Opened Premier Education WAC @ Leslie ManserLN6 0FB
2026-10-06Closed Universal VapeLN5 7RU
2026-10-06Closed A Slice Of Baking

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 Lincoln City's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Lincoln City? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Lincoln City this year?

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