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75.3% of West Midlands food businesses are 5-star.
Across 30 West Midlands councils, 42,289 food businesses are rated; 75.3% are 5-star and 2.5% (1,057 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 West Midlands, Shropshire leads on 5-star share (87.8%) and Walsall trails (58.3%).
West Midlands rating distribution
How the 42,289 rated West Midlands food businesses split across the FSA's six rating bands.
| Rating | Premises | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5★ | 31,828 | 75.3% |
| 4★ | 5,979 | 14.1% |
| 3★ | 2,676 | 6.3% |
| 2★ | 749 | 1.8% |
| 1★ | 923 | 2.2% |
| 0★ | 134 | 0.3% |
West Midlands councils ranked
Every West 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 | Shropshire · takeaways | 87.8% | 4.82 | 41(1.4%) | 2,865 |
| 2 | Newcastle-Under-Lyme · takeaways | 87.7% | 4.78 | 20(2.2%) | 891 |
| 3 | South Staffordshire · takeaways | 86.1% | 4.79 | 14(2%) | 685 |
| 4 | Tamworth · takeaways | 86% | 4.79 | 7(1.4%) | 487 |
| 5 | Stratford-on-Avon · takeaways | 85.9% | 4.79 | 17(1.4%) | 1,241 |
| 6 | Cannock Chase · takeaways | 85.8% | 4.79 | 11(1.5%) | 716 |
| 7 | Telford and Wrekin Council · takeaways | 85.4% | 4.75 | 40(3%) | 1,337 |
| 8 | Staffordshire Moorlands · takeaways | 85.1% | 4.76 | 15(1.9%) | 805 |
| 9 | Nuneaton and Bedworth · takeaways | 84.4% | 4.75 | 14(1.7%) | 821 |
| 10 | North Warwickshire · takeaways | 81.4% | 4.7 | 17(2.7%) | 623 |
| 11 | Wychavon · takeaways | 80.7% | 4.71 | 14(1.8%) | 779 |
| 12 | Bromsgrove · takeaways | 80.7% | 4.72 | 5(0.9%) | 585 |
| 13 | Stafford · takeaways | 79.1% | 4.7 | 20(2.1%) | 948 |
| 14 | Malvern Hills · takeaways | 79.1% | 4.67 | 12(2.5%) | 489 |
| 15 | Solihull · takeaways | 78.8% | 4.63 | 49(3.9%) | 1,257 |
| 16 | Stoke-On-Trent · takeaways | 78.5% | 4.65 | 53(2.8%) | 1,883 |
| 17 | Worcester City · takeaways | 78.2% | 4.7 | 7(1.2%) | 593 |
| 18 | Herefordshire · takeaways | 77.8% | 4.67 | 29(1.9%) | 1,565 |
| 19 | Coventry · takeaways | 77.3% | 4.66 | 54(2.2%) | 2,412 |
| 20 | Lichfield · takeaways | 75.6% | 4.66 | 7(0.9%) | 782 |
| 21 | Wolverhampton · takeaways | 75.2% | 4.56 | 101(5%) | 2,033 |
| 22 | Redditch · takeaways | 75.2% | 4.58 | 9(2.5%) | 367 |
| 23 | Wyre Forest · takeaways | 74.3% | 4.59 | 19(3.5%) | 541 |
| 24 | East Staffordshire · takeaways | 73.7% | 4.57 | 43(4.2%) | 1,012 |
| 25 | Rugby · takeaways | 72.6% | 4.5 | 51(6.2%) | 829 |
| 26 | Sandwell · takeaways | 65.9% | 4.46 | 113(4.8%) | 2,367 |
| 27 | Birmingham · takeaways | 65.5% | 4.3 | 799(9.7%) | 8,202 |
| 28 | Dudley · takeaways | 62% | 4.4 | 85(3.9%) | 2,165 |
| 29 | Walsall · takeaways | 58.3% | 4.26 | 116(6.5%) | 1,773 |
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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.