The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Newark and Sherwood

East Midlands · 1,158 registered food establishments · 86.4% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council

45 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 10 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 33 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

177Opened (12m)
138Closed (12m)
0Relisted (12m)
10Takeover (12m)
257Rating changes (12m)
12Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 52 improved 74 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 920
4 88
3 32
2 17
1 8
Awaiting inspection 43
Exempt 50

Time to first published rating

41 days median · 56 days average
across 389 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 33 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 Newark and Sherwood

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 Twigs Kitchen Awaiting inspection → 4NG22 9TA
2026-10-10 The Rustic Crust Pizzeria 5 → 4NG22 8EF
2026-10-08 Newark Tandoori Takeaway 1 → 4NG24 1UE
2026-10-07 CAKEY'S Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-07 Fresh And Tasty Awaiting inspection → 4NG21 0BL
2026-10-07 Sherwood Castle Holiday Forest 5 → 3NG22 9DG

Latest changes in Newark and Sherwood

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-07Opened Crown Jools Caters
2026-10-07Closed Jack Dempsie'sNG25 0FS
2026-10-07Closed DevOATedNG25 0PH
2026-10-07Closed Lilys Little Bakery
2026-10-07Closed Sherwood Food And DrinkNG25 0PJ
2026-10-06Opened Tesco ExpressNG21 0AE
2026-10-06Opened Jon Penney
2026-10-06Opened Mains

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

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