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UK food hygiene · Derby

Derby.
2,282 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Derby with its official FSA hygiene rating. 73.6% score a 5. 44 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.55
Avg FSA
1,442
venues scored 5/5
44
scored 0 or 1

Derby food hygiene in one minute

  • 2,282 food venues tracked in Derby, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.55 out of 5 across 1,958 rated venues.
  • 1,442 venues scored 5/5 (73.6%).
  • 44 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Derby in context

Derby sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.55 across 1,958 rated venues.

73.6% of Derby venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).

44 Derby venues currently score 0 or 1, 2.25% of rated stock, which puts Derby above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Derby itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.1/5 while a typical school/college/university 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 Derby scores

1,958 rated · 324 awaiting
5
1,442 venues
73.6%
4
286 venues
14.6%
3
162 venues
8.3%
2
24 venues
1.2%
1
30 venues
1.5%
0
14 venues
0.7%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.

Overdue inspection

Derby 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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    Sasa Foods

    stale · 1516mo

    Other catering premises · DE21

    Jan 1900

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    First Light Kitchen

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · DE22

    Jan 1901

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    Nuur Herbalist Ltd

    stale · 1504mo

    Manufacturers/packers · DE23 6WE

    Jan 1901

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    Norri Tifin Service

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · DE24

    Jan 1901

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    NoGlu Bakes

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · DE24

    Jan 1901

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    Nigerian Jollof Kitchen

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · DE22

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Derby.

Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.

Retailers - other

469 venues in Derby

4.3
avg score

Other catering premises

453 venues in Derby

4.7
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

336 venues in Derby

4.6
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

297 venues in Derby

4.1
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

203 venues in Derby

4.7
avg score

School/college/university

148 venues in Derby

4.9
avg score

Caring Premises

139 venues in Derby

4.8
avg score

Mobile caterer

90 venues in Derby

4.5
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Derby.

Common questions

Food hygiene in Derby, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Derby?

RatingCafe tracks 2,282 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Derby, 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 Derby?

The average FSA hygiene score across Derby is 4.55 out of 5. 73.6% of rated venues score a 5, and 44 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Derby venues failed their FSA inspection?

Derby currently has 44 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Derby 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 Derby hygiene data?

All Derby 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.

Across the UK

Other cities on RatingCafe.

All cities

Birmingham

10,108 venues

4.29 avg

Leeds

7,251 venues

4.67 avg

North Yorkshire

6,975 venues

4.78 avg

Glasgow

6,528 venues

4.6 avg

Manchester

6,452 venues

4.5 avg

Somerset

6,027 venues

4.84 avg

Highland

5,792 venues

4.56 avg

Westminster

5,561 venues

4.45 avg
Primary sources

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RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.

JT

Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.

Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.

All Derby data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.