The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Sunderland
North East · 2,318 registered food establishments · 84% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
14 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 49 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 272 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Sunderland interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 78 improved 38 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
102 days median · 170 days average
across 755 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 272 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 Sunderland
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 | Copes Cookies & Cakes | → | |
| 2026-10-07 | The Salvation Army | → | SR5 5BS |
| 2026-10-07 | Sweets And Donuts | → | |
| 2026-10-07 | Philly Shack | → | SR1 3JE |
| 2026-10-07 | Tasty Cafeteria | → | SR3 1HN |
| 2026-10-03 | Maizey's Bakehouse | → |
Latest changes in Sunderland
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Premier - South Hylton Convenience Store | SR4 0PY |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | All My Loving Celebration Cakes | |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | NacJoe Kitchen/Afri Food | |
| 2026-10-07 | Takeover | Craft Burger | SR2 9QF |
| 2026-10-07 | Takeover | Darjeeling Kitchen Ltd | DH4 4AR |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Little Peppercorn Cafe | DH5 9JQ |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Fulwell Infant School Academy | SR6 8ED |
| 2026-10-07 | Closed | Craft Burger Sunderland | SR2 9QF |
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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