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East Midlands Food Hygiene Ratings 2026
East Midlands has 38,799 rated food businesses, of which 83.6% hold the top 5-star Food Standards Agency hygiene rating (regional average 4.74/5) — ranking 2 of 11 UK regions. Below: every East Midlands council, ranked. Data as of 2026-06-12.
The headline
83.6% of East Midlands food businesses are 5-star.
Across 35 East Midlands councils, 38,799 food businesses are rated; 83.6% are 5-star and 1.1% (415 premises) score 0 or 1 star — the FSA's two lowest marks. Nationally, 483,819 food businesses are rated across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Within East Midlands, Bassetlaw leads on 5-star share (97.6%) and Derbyshire Dales trails (64.4%).
East Midlands rating distribution
How the 38,799 rated East Midlands food businesses split across the FSA's six rating bands.
| Rating | Premises | Share |
|---|
| 5★ | 32,429 | 83.6% |
| 4★ | 3,753 | 9.7% |
| 3★ | 1,800 | 4.6% |
| 2★ | 402 | 1% |
| 1★ | 353 | 0.9% |
| 0★ | 62 | 0.2% |
East Midlands councils ranked
Every East Midlands local authority, ranked by the share of food businesses holding the top 5-star FSA rating. Tap a council to open its full GeraEats hygiene directory.
| # | Council | 5★ share | Avg | 0–1★ | Rated |
|---|
| 1 | Bassetlaw · takeaways | 97.6% | 4.96 | 1(0.1%) | 998 |
| 2 | Harborough · takeaways | 93.5% | 4.92 | 2(0.3%) | 718 |
| 3 | Lincoln City · takeaways | 93.2% | 4.89 | 10(1%) | 1,010 |
| 4 | North Kesteven · takeaways | 93.1% | 4.92 | 0(0%) | 921 |
| 5 | Gedling · takeaways | 91.9% | 4.87 | 5(0.7%) | 703 |
| 6 | Nottingham City · takeaways | 90% | 4.83 | 43(1.6%) | 2,669 |
| 7 | East Lindsey · takeaways | 88.8% | 4.82 | 24(1.1%) | 2,165 |
| 8 | High Peak · takeaways | 88.5% | 4.82 | 10(1.2%) | 824 |
| 9 | Erewash · takeaways | 88.3% | 4.83 | 7(0.8%) | 844 |
| 10 | Boston · takeaways | 88.2% | 4.79 | 11(1.9%) | 576 |
| 11 | Chesterfield · takeaways | 87.6% | 4.82 | 17(1.9%) | 874 |
| 12 | Mansfield · takeaways | 87.3% | 4.79 | 18(2.2%) | 816 |
| 13 | Newark and Sherwood · takeaways | 86.5% | 4.77 | 26(2.5%) | 1,044 |
| 14 | South Derbyshire · takeaways | 86.4% | 4.81 | 8(1.1%) | 728 |
| 15 | North East Derbyshire · takeaways | 86.2% | 4.8 | 7(0.9%) | 752 |
| 16 | South Holland · takeaways | 86.2% | 4.8 | 10(1.4%) | 701 |
| 17 | Bolsover · takeaways | 85.8% | 4.77 | 12(1.7%) | 692 |
| 18 | Melton · takeaways | 85.5% | 4.77 | 9(1.9%) | 463 |
| 19 | North Northamptonshire · takeaways | 85.3% | 4.77 | 59(2.1%) | 2,795 |
| 20 | Rutland · takeaways | 84.3% | 4.78 | 5(1.2%) | 408 |
| 21 | Hinckley and Bosworth · takeaways | 84% | 4.79 | 7(0.9%) | 802 |
| 22 | West Lindsey · takeaways | 83.9% | 4.7 | 20(2.8%) | 704 |
| 23 | South Kesteven · takeaways | 83.4% | 4.73 | 23(2.1%) | 1,092 |
| 24 | Rushcliffe · takeaways | 83% | 4.72 | 21(2.6%) | 807 |
| 25 | Oadby and Wigston · takeaways | 82.6% | 4.76 | 3(0.9%) | 316 |
| 26 | Blaby · takeaways | 82.4% | 4.73 | 10(1.7%) | 603 |
| 27 | North West Leicestershire · takeaways | 82.3% | 4.71 | 20(2.6%) | 776 |
| 28 | Amber Valley · takeaways | 81.3% | 4.73 | 11(1.1%) | 975 |
| 29 | Charnwood · takeaways | 79.6% | 4.68 | 31(2.4%) | 1,312 |
| 30 | North Lincolnshire · takeaways | 79.3% | 4.65 | 48(3.6%) | 1,343 |
| 31 | West Northamptonshire · takeaways | 78.3% | 4.63 | 93(2.8%) | 3,280 |
| 32 | Ashfield · takeaways | 78.3% | 4.57 | 52(6.1%) | 853 |
| 33 | Broxtowe · takeaways | 77.6% | 4.66 | 9(1.3%) | 704 |
| 34 | Derby City · takeaways | 73.7% | 4.56 | 66(3.4%) | 1,963 |
| 35 | Leicester City · takeaways | 71.7% | 4.51 | 132(4.3%) | 3,090 |
| 36 | Derbyshire Dales · takeaways | 64.4% | 4.43 | 35(4.3%) | 821 |
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Food hygiene ratings are sourced from the Food Standards Agency at ratings.food.gov.uk. Ratings reflect the most recent inspection on record and may have changed since publication.