The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in West Oxfordshire

South East · 1,146 registered food establishments · 94.6% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council

20 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 29 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 144 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

168Opened (12m)
161Closed (12m)
6Relisted (12m)
29Takeover (12m)
232Rating changes (12m)
16Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 34 improved 32 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 972
4 42
3 9
2 1
1 4
Awaiting inspection 56
Exempt 62

Time to first published rating

67 days median · 91 days average
across 259 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 144 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 West Oxfordshire

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
2026-10-11 The Wychwood Inn Awaiting inspection → 3OX7 6BA
2026-10-09 The Mulberry Bush School Awaiting inspection → 5OX29 7RW
2026-10-09 Bear Hut Bakes Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-07 Food Point Witney Awaiting inspection → 5OX28 6AF
2026-10-07 Miquill Awaiting inspection → 5GL7 3LA
2026-10-07 Miquill Awaiting inspection → 5OX29 9NP

Latest changes in West Oxfordshire

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-09Closed Bampton CE Primary SchoolOX18 2NJ
2026-10-07Opened The Condiment Queen
2026-10-07Opened 3D Prints And Gifts
2026-10-07Opened Charlbury Primary SchoolOX7 3TX
2026-10-07Opened Middle Barton Primary SchoolOX7 7BX
2026-10-07Opened Tower Hill Primary SchoolOX28 6NB
2026-10-07Opened Witney Community Primary SchoolOX28 1HL
2026-10-03Opened Mavila Bakes

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

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