Blackburn.
1,298 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Blackburn with its official FSA hygiene rating. 70.0% score a 5. 67 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Blackburn food hygiene in one minute
- 1,298 food venues tracked in Blackburn, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.35 out of 5 across 1,073 rated venues.
- 751 venues scored 5/5 (70.0%).
- 67 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Blackburn in context
Blackburn sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.35 across 1,073 rated venues.
70.0% of Blackburn venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).
67 Blackburn venues currently score 0 or 1, 6.24% of rated stock, which puts Blackburn above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Blackburn itself, the typical retailers - other averages 3.8/5 while a typical school/college/university averages 5.0/5, 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 Blackburn scores
1,073 rated · 225 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Oasis Fast Food
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BB2 2BH
Lahore Foods
Retailers - other · BB1 6LT
3BZ Darwen
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BB3 2RG
Griller
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BB1 7LG
Shad House Tandoori Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BB2 6SS
One Stop Lower Darwen
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · BB3 0QD
International Foods Store Limited
Retailers - other · BB1 1UA
Audley News
Retailers - other · BB1 1TG
Leavers Bakery
Retailers - other · BB2 4JQ
Hanslod News
Retailers - other · BB2 6JQ
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Julie's Kitchen Cakes
Manufacturers/packers · BB3
Delph Sailing Club
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BL7 9TS
Islamiyah School
School/college/university · BB1 5NQ
Black Bull Inn/Three B's Brewery
Manufacturers/packers · BB3 0LL
Mai Takeaway
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BB1 8DS
112 Pizza
Mobile caterer · BB2 4NY
5stars catering
Other catering premises · BB3
Mr Ts
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BB1 6DS
The Bureau Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BB1 7JN
Temple of Fun
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BB3 1LS
Blackburn 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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Mr Whippy
stale · 1504moMobile caterer · BB1
Jan 1901
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Braai Nights
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · BB1
Jan 1901
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Woodlands United Reform Church
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · BB2 5ND
Jan 1901
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Witton Pharmacy
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · BB2 1UW
Jan 1901
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Whalley Range Pharmacy
stale · 1504moRetailers - other
Jan 1901
- ?
Westbury Gardens U R Church
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · BB1 1XF
Jan 1901
What's in Blackburn.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Retailers - other
324 venues in Blackburn
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
228 venues in Blackburn
Takeaway/sandwich shop
221 venues in Blackburn
Other catering premises
145 venues in Blackburn
Pub/bar/nightclub
97 venues in Blackburn
School/college/university
79 venues in Blackburn
Caring Premises
78 venues in Blackburn
Mobile caterer
44 venues in Blackburn
Most recent inspections in Blackburn.
Julie's Kitchen Cakes
Manufacturers/packers · BB3
Delph Sailing Club
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BL7 9TS
Islamiyah School
School/college/university · BB1 5NQ
Mai Takeaway
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BB1 8DS
112 Pizza
Mobile caterer · BB2 4NY
Black Bull Inn/Three B's Brewery
Manufacturers/packers · BB3 0LL
5stars catering
Other catering premises · BB3
Mr Ts
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BB1 6DS
Food hygiene in Blackburn, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Blackburn?
RatingCafe tracks 1,298 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Blackburn, 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 Blackburn?
The average FSA hygiene score across Blackburn is 4.35 out of 5. 70.0% of rated venues score a 5, and 67 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Blackburn venues failed their FSA inspection?
Blackburn currently has 67 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Blackburn 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 Blackburn hygiene data?
All Blackburn 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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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.
Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Blackburn data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.