What share of Yorkshire and the Humber food businesses have a 5-star hygiene rating?

78.3% of the 43,925 rated food businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber hold the top 5-star Food Standards Agency hygiene rating (34,395 premises), with a regional average of 4.66 out of 5. That places Yorkshire and the Humber 7 of 11 UK regions by 5-star share, as of 2026-06-12.

Which council in Yorkshire and the Humber has the best food hygiene ratings?

Among Yorkshire and the Humber local authorities with rated food businesses, Rotherham has the highest share of 5-star premises at 88.9% (2,007 rated), while Bradford has the lowest at 72%. A lower share usually reflects a council's business mix and density rather than unsafe food.

Where does this Yorkshire and the Humber food hygiene data come from?

Every figure on this page is from the Food Standards Agency's public Food Hygiene Rating Scheme register (ratings.food.gov.uk), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, aggregated by GeraEats across 15 Yorkshire and the Humber local authorities as of 2026-06-12. No number is estimated or modelled.

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78.3% of Yorkshire and the Humber food businesses are 5-star.

Across 15 Yorkshire and the Humber councils, 43,925 food businesses are rated; 78.3% are 5-star and 1.3% (589 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 Yorkshire and the Humber, Rotherham leads on 5-star share (88.9%) and Bradford trails (72%).

Yorkshire and the Humber rating distribution

How the 43,925 rated Yorkshire and the Humber food businesses split across the FSA's six rating bands.

Rating	Premises	Share
5★	34,395	78.3%
4★	6,136	14%
3★	2,218	5%
2★	587	1.3%
1★	542	1.2%
0★	47	0.1%

Yorkshire and the Humber councils ranked

Every Yorkshire and the Humber 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	Rotherham · takeaways	88.9%	4.83	23(1.1%)	2,007
2	North Yorkshire · takeaways	86%	4.78	110(1.8%)	6,217
3	North East Lincolnshire · takeaways	84.6%	4.75	34(2.6%)	1,298
4	East Riding of Yorkshire · takeaways	84.1%	4.76	43(1.4%)	2,969
5	Barnsley · takeaways	83.9%	4.71	47(2.9%)	1,617
6	Wakefield · takeaways	78.8%	4.7	53(2%)	2,678
7	Hull City · takeaways	77.4%	4.56	108(5.6%)	1,932
8	Calderdale · takeaways	75.6%	4.58	65(3.8%)	1,701
9	Leeds · takeaways	74.8%	4.67	89(1.6%)	5,704
10	Sheffield · takeaways	74.5%	4.6	128(2.9%)	4,397
11	York · takeaways	74.3%	4.62	53(2.9%)	1,836
12	Kirklees · takeaways	73.8%	4.61	101(2.8%)	3,628
13	Doncaster · takeaways	72.8%	4.52	126(5%)	2,535
14	Bradford · takeaways	72%	4.56	148(3.6%)	4,063

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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.