The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in St Albans City
East Counties · 1,174 registered food establishments · 77.1% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
36 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 35 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 73 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore St Albans City interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 83 improved 72 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
54 days median · 72 days average
across 443 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 73 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 St Albans 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.
| Date | Business | Rating | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-11 | Sarakh | → | AL5 1PX |
| 2026-10-10 | Quantum Care Fosse House | → | AL3 4LA |
| 2026-10-07 | Lebanese Kitchen | → | AL1 5BL |
| 2026-09-30 | St Peters Convenience Store | → | AL1 3EN |
| 2026-09-30 | The Raging Ball | → | AL1 1JB |
| 2026-09-30 | Classic PFS | → | AL2 3RS |
Latest changes in St Albans City
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Kalimera | AL5 2TQ |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Pizza Gogo | AL1 1NX |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | The Food Stamp | AL1 5UG |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | The Yerba Co | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Novera Foods Ltd. | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | IMARA | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | April's Cakes | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Bakes by Becca |
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 St Albans City's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in St Albans City? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in St Albans City this year?
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