The headline
1 takeaway in Colchester hold a 0 or 1-star food hygiene rating.
That is 0.9% of Colchester's 117 rated takeaways — 1.8 points below the 2.7% UK average. 0 are rated 0 stars (urgent improvement necessary) and 1 is rated 1 star (major improvement necessary).
How Colchester ranks nationally
By number of 0-1★ takeaways
241st
out of 329 UK local authorities with rated takeaways. A higher count partly reflects a bigger high street.
By share of 0-1★ takeaways
223rd
out of 302 authorities with 50+ rated takeaways (1st = worst share). Share controls for high-street size.
Colchester takeaway rating breakdown
The two lowest FSA marks among Colchester's 117 rated takeaways and sandwich shops.
| Rating | Meaning | Colchester takeaways |
|---|---|---|
| 0★ | Urgent improvement necessary | 0 |
| 1★ | Major improvement necessary | 1 |
| 0 or 1★ | Low-rated total | 1 (0.9%) |
| All ratings | Rated takeaways (0-5★) | 117 |
See every individual Colchester takeaway, restaurant and shop with its exact rating in the Colchester food hygiene directory →
Nearby authorities in East of England
How Colchester compares to other East of England authorities by number of 0 and 1-star takeaways.
| Authority | 0-1★ takeaways | Share | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hertfordshire | 7 | 7.1% | 99 |
| Great Yarmouth | 7 | 4.3% | 162 |
| Luton | 6 | 3% | 198 |
| Tendring | 5 | 3.7% | 134 |
| Basildon | 5 | 3.3% | 150 |
| East Suffolk | 5 | 2.4% | 212 |
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GeraEats (2026). Colchester Takeaway Hygiene 2026. Retrieved from https://geraeats.com/reports/takeaway-hygiene/colchesterEmbed (HTML)
<blockquote>1 of 117 rated takeaways in Colchester (0.9%) hold a 0 or 1-star food hygiene rating (FSA data, 2026-06-16) — <a href="https://geraeats.com/reports/takeaway-hygiene/colchester">Colchester Takeaway Hygiene 2026</a>, GeraEats.</blockquote>Go deeper
- UK Takeaway Hygiene 2026 — the national league table of 329 cities.
- Colchester 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 Colchester, restricted to those carrying a published 0-5 rating: 117 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.