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Food hygiene ratings in Worthing

South East · 1,026 registered food establishments · 81.4% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council

35 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 53 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 57 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

151Opened (12m)
191Closed (12m)
11Relisted (12m)
53Takeover (12m)
284Rating changes (12m)
20Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 73 improved 66 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 766
4 119
3 22
2 17
1 15
0 2
Awaiting inspection 45
Exempt 40

Time to first published rating

49 days median · 66 days average
across 404 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 57 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 Worthing

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
2026-10-10 A&L Shawarma 5 → 4BN11 3JJ
2026-10-08 Relish School Food Awaiting inspection → 5BN14 8QB
2026-10-08 Hazel's Fondue Bistro Awaiting inspection → 5BN11 2NN
2026-10-08 Vale School Awaiting inspection → 5BN14 0DB
2026-10-08 Chalk Farm Flowers Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-08 Needles and Pins Awaiting inspection → 5

Latest changes in Worthing

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-08Opened Mr IndiaBN14 7AX
2026-10-08Opened Pizza By AntonioBN11 3BT
2026-10-08Takeover La OlivaBN11 3AA
2026-10-08Closed Bun'up Burgers
2026-10-08Opened Nisa LocalBN12 6DH
2026-10-02Opened Gosh PatisserieBN14 8NA
2026-10-02Opened JUS BARBN11 3BS
2026-10-02Opened Scoops of Joy Pick and Mix

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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