Statistics
Food hygiene statistics for Wales
How Wales rates for food hygiene, built from official Food Standards Agency open data across 22 local authorities.
33,854food businesses listed
30,348with a 0–5 rating
75.6%rated 5 (Very Good)
0.1%rated 0 (Urgent)
4.63average rating
22local authorities
Rating distribution in Wales
How Wales’s 30,348 rated food businesses are spread across the 0–5 Food Hygiene Rating scale.
Very Good22,931
Good4,808
Generally Satisfactory1,873
Improvement Necessary326
Major Improvement Necessary379
Urgent Improvement Necessary31
Local authorities in Wales
The 22 authorities that inspect food businesses in Wales, largest first, with the share of businesses rated 5 (Very Good).
| Local authority | Region | Businesses | % rated 5 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | Wales | 3,433 | 61.8% | 4.53 |
| Powys | Wales | 2,630 | 65.0% | 4.62 |
| Swansea | Wales | 2,432 | 60.3% | 4.53 |
| Pembrokeshire | Wales | 2,315 | 62.0% | 4.69 |
| Carmarthenshire | Wales | 2,157 | 72.4% | 4.76 |
| Gwynedd | Wales | 2,105 | 83.9% | 4.84 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | Wales | 2,029 | 61.2% | 4.5 |
| Conwy | Wales | 1,582 | 75.4% | 4.75 |
| Caerphilly | Wales | 1,535 | 57.1% | 4.4 |
| Bridgend | Wales | 1,353 | 65.1% | 4.62 |
| Newport | Wales | 1,347 | 67.1% | 4.68 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Wales | 1,309 | 63.2% | 4.59 |
| Flintshire | Wales | 1,288 | 82.5% | 4.83 |
| Wrexham | Wales | 1,197 | 93.2% | 4.94 |
| Neath Port Talbot | Wales | 1,192 | 65.4% | 4.5 |
| Denbighshire | Wales | 1,151 | 70.9% | 4.68 |
| Ceredigion | Wales | 1,078 | 62.8% | 4.55 |
| Monmouthshire | Wales | 933 | 76.5% | 4.69 |
| Torfaen | Wales | 780 | 64.6% | 4.53 |
| Anglesey | Wales | 760 | 89.5% | 4.84 |
| Blaenau Gwent | Wales | 655 | 44.1% | 4.19 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Wales | 593 | 52.3% | 4.38 |
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