The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Stafford
West Midlands · 1,124 registered food establishments · 78.8% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
23 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 16 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 348 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Stafford interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 128 improved 35 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
174 days median · 210 days average
across 226 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 348 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 Stafford
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Sugar and Spice | → | ST16 3UF |
| 2026-10-07 | Greenhall and Little Learners | → | ST16 1PS |
| 2026-10-07 | J Tomlinson & Son | → | ST16 3UU |
| 2026-09-30 | Propa Flava | → | |
| 2026-09-30 | Stone Bakehouse | → | ST15 8AJ |
| 2026-09-30 | Fed by the Best | → |
Latest changes in Stafford
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | H's Cakes | |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Ree teste | |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Ancient Oak Coffee Roastery | |
| 2026-10-07 | Closed | Community Room | ST15 8ED |
| 2026-10-07 | Closed | Beech Cliffe Farm Partners | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Bishops Offley Christmas Tree Cafe | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Central England Co-operative Limited | ST15 8QU |
| 2026-09-30 | Closed | Dragons Palate |
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 Stafford's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Stafford? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Stafford this year?
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