Food hygiene ratings in Walsall
West Midlands · 2,122 registered food establishments · 60.5% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
33 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 76 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 328 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Walsall interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 126 improved 89 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
142 days median · 216 days average
across 678 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 328 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 Walsall
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 | Selekt Chicken Grill & Peri Peri | → | WS3 1SP |
| 2026-10-11 | Dixy Chicken | → | WS2 9QL |
| 2026-10-08 | Arcade Supermarket | → | WS1 1RE |
| 2026-09-30 | Cathy's Cakes | → | |
| 2026-09-30 | Queen Fishbar | → | WS4 1HY |
| 2026-09-30 | Royal George | → | WV13 2AQ |
Latest changes in Walsall
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | Takeover | Nar Convenience | was Gills News & Booze |
| 2026-10-01 | Takeover | International Market | was Darlo Express Ltd |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Olive Tree Coffee & Kitchen | WS9 0SB |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Rollin Roti | WS2 9QL |
| 2026-09-30 | Takeover | The Village Fellowship | WS1 4JL |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Bollywood Tadka | WS4 1NA |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Prancing Pony Bakery | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Bevy Bloem |
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 Walsall's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Walsall? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Walsall this year?
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