Dacorum.
1,255 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Dacorum with its official FSA hygiene rating. 76.1% score a 5. 8 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Dacorum food hygiene in one minute
- 1,255 food venues tracked in Dacorum, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.68 out of 5 across 1,101 rated venues.
- 838 venues scored 5/5 (76.1%).
- 8 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Dacorum in context
Dacorum tracks the UK national average almost exactly, with a weighted FSA score of 4.68 across 1,101 rated venues.
76.1% of Dacorum venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).
8 Dacorum venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.73% of rated stock, which keeps Dacorum below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Dacorum itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.3/5 while a typical caring premises averages 4.9/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.
Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.
How Dacorum scores
1,101 rated · 154 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Peri Peri Original Hemel Hempstead
Takeaway/sandwich shop · HP1 1EZ
Kings Langley Fish Bar
Takeaway/sandwich shop · WD4 8BJ
Niisa Local
Retailers - other · HP1 1BA
Raja Tandoori
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HP3 9SD
One Stop Stores Ltd
Retailers - other · HP2 7DP
Jul 2025
Pa Co
Takeaway/sandwich shop · HP23 5EP
May 2025
Nisa
Retailers - other · HP3 0HJ
Apr 2025
Day 1 Convenience Store
Retailers - other · HP1 3AE
Feb 2025
Bottle n Basket Convenience Store
Retailers - other · HP3 9SB
The Red Lion
Pub/bar/nightclub · HP1 3BD
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Aldi Stores Ltd
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · HP2 4NW
Martin's Pond
Pub/bar/nightclub · HP4 2QQ
Super Chef Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HP1 1BB
Mucky Ducks Bucks and Hemel
Other catering premises · HP23
Chiltern Cold Pressed Virgin Rapeseed Oil
Manufacturers/packers · HP23 4NZ
Steam Coach
Pub/bar/nightclub · HP1 1NP
Heirs and Graces Day Nursery
Caring Premises · HP23 4EE
Sandwich Plus
Takeaway/sandwich shop · HP23 5BN
Flavour Bombs
Manufacturers/packers · HP3 0PQ
Hilliers Garden Centre - Cafe Willow
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HP1 3BA
Dacorum venues not inspected in 18 months or more.
The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.
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Nash Chemists
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · HP1 2HX
Jan 1901
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Papanasi Romanesti
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · HP2
Jan 1901
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PHOENIX BIRD LTD
stale · 1504moMobile caterer · HP2
Jan 1901
- ?
Nxt Gen Futsal League
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · HP23 5JU
Jan 1901
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Northchurch Baptist Church
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · HP4 3QH
Jan 1901
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Niche Bakes
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · HP4
Jan 1901
What's in Dacorum.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Other catering premises
250 venues in Dacorum
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
241 venues in Dacorum
Retailers - other
198 venues in Dacorum
Pub/bar/nightclub
118 venues in Dacorum
Takeaway/sandwich shop
116 venues in Dacorum
Caring Premises
100 venues in Dacorum
School/college/university
98 venues in Dacorum
Mobile caterer
65 venues in Dacorum
Most recent inspections in Dacorum.
Aldi Stores Ltd
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · HP2 4NW
Super Chef Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HP1 1BB
Martin's Pond
Pub/bar/nightclub · HP4 2QQ
Mucky Ducks Bucks and Hemel
Other catering premises · HP23
Steam Coach
Pub/bar/nightclub · HP1 1NP
Sandwich Plus
Takeaway/sandwich shop · HP23 5BN
Heirs and Graces Day Nursery
Caring Premises · HP23 4EE
Chiltern Cold Pressed Virgin Rapeseed Oil
Manufacturers/packers · HP23 4NZ
Food hygiene in Dacorum, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Dacorum?
RatingCafe tracks 1,255 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Dacorum, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.
What is the average FSA hygiene score in Dacorum?
The average FSA hygiene score across Dacorum is 4.68 out of 5. 76.1% of rated venues score a 5, and 8 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Dacorum venues failed their FSA inspection?
Dacorum currently has 8 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Dacorum are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.
Where does RatingCafe get Dacorum hygiene data?
All Dacorum ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.
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Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Dacorum data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.