Overview

• The 15th anniversary report by online training provider High Speed Training analysed Food Standards Agency data from over 240,000 UK food businesses to benchmark the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.
• National average ratings improved compared to 2024, with the East of England securing joint fourth place at 4.6 out of 5 and London remaining lowest at 4.38 from 36,383 premises.
• Colchester’s average score slipped by 0.11 to 4.7, placing it fifth in the East counties and joint 16th nationally.
• Nuneaton climbed to seventh in the West Midlands and Blackburn jumped four spots to eighth in the North West, marking the biggest regional gains.
• Darlington’s rating dipped by 0.04 to 4.79, and Watford held a mid-table position in the East of England with a 4.49 average, underscoring uneven local performance.