The headline
74 takeaways in Birmingham hold a 0 or 1-star food hygiene rating.
That is 8.6% of Birmingham's 856 rated takeaways — 5.9 points above the 2.7% UK average. 15 are rated 0 stars (urgent improvement necessary) and 59 are rated 1 star (major improvement necessary).
How Birmingham ranks nationally
By number of 0-1★ takeaways
1st
out of 329 UK local authorities with rated takeaways. A higher count partly reflects a bigger high street.
By share of 0-1★ takeaways
7th
out of 302 authorities with 50+ rated takeaways (1st = worst share). Share controls for high-street size.
Birmingham takeaway rating breakdown
The two lowest FSA marks among Birmingham's 856 rated takeaways and sandwich shops.
| Rating | Meaning | Birmingham takeaways |
|---|---|---|
| 0★ | Urgent improvement necessary | 15 |
| 1★ | Major improvement necessary | 59 |
| 0 or 1★ | Low-rated total | 74 (8.6%) |
| All ratings | Rated takeaways (0-5★) | 856 |
See every individual Birmingham takeaway, restaurant and shop with its exact rating in the Birmingham food hygiene directory →
Nearby authorities in West Midlands
How Birmingham compares to other West Midlands authorities by number of 0 and 1-star takeaways.
| Authority | 0-1★ takeaways | Share | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwell | 18 | 4.5% | 399 |
| Walsall | 14 | 5.2% | 269 |
| Wolverhampton | 12 | 4.5% | 267 |
| East Staffordshire | 8 | 7.9% | 101 |
| Newcastle-Under-Lyme | 8 | 6.9% | 116 |
| Dudley | 7 | 2.6% | 268 |
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GeraEats (2026). Birmingham Takeaway Hygiene 2026. Retrieved from https://geraeats.com/reports/takeaway-hygiene/birminghamEmbed (HTML)
<blockquote>74 of 856 rated takeaways in Birmingham (8.6%) hold a 0 or 1-star food hygiene rating (FSA data, 2026-06-16) — <a href="https://geraeats.com/reports/takeaway-hygiene/birmingham">Birmingham Takeaway Hygiene 2026</a>, GeraEats.</blockquote>Go deeper
- UK Takeaway Hygiene 2026 — the national league table of 329 cities.
- Birmingham food hygiene directory — every premises and its exact rating.
- Takeaways vs Restaurants: which is cleaner?
- UK Food Hygiene Ratings Directory — browse every UK authority.
Methodology
Figures count premises on the Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) public register whose FSA business type is Takeaway/sandwich shop and whose localAuthority is Birmingham, restricted to those carrying a published 0-5 rating: 856 rated premises, as of 2026-06-16. Percentages are over rated takeaways only (premises awaiting inspection or exempt are excluded). The UK average and rankings are computed across the same register (1,410 of 52,213 rated takeaways at 0 or 1 star nationally). Scotland uses a separate pass/fail scheme and is not included. No figures are estimated or modelled. A 0 or 1-star rating reflects the last inspection and does not by itself mean a premises is currently unsafe.
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.