Hartlepool.
760 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Hartlepool with its official FSA hygiene rating. 90.7% score a 5. 0 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Hartlepool food hygiene in one minute
- 760 food venues tracked in Hartlepool, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.88 out of 5 across 733 rated venues.
- 665 venues scored 5/5 (90.7%).
- 0 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Hartlepool in context
Hartlepool runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.88 across 733 rated venues.
90.7% of Hartlepool venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
Within Hartlepool itself, the typical retailers - other averages 4.8/5 while a typical other catering premises 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 Hartlepool scores
733 rated · 27 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Osborne's Convenience Store
stale · 23moRetailers - other · TS26 9EW
Jun 2024
Premier VJ's Store
Retailers - other · TS24 8QG
Mr Pizza
Takeaway/sandwich shop · TS24 7DG
Daily Needs
Retailers - other · TS24 8DT
The Farm Shop
Retailers - other · TS26 8PH
Morrell & Sons
Retailers - other · TS26 9EQ
Britannia Fisheries
Takeaway/sandwich shop · TS25 4HG
Oct 2025
Penny's Pantry
Takeaway/sandwich shop · TS24 8QG
Sept 2025
Blue Valentines/Ding/Hot Club De/Tacos de los Muertos/Tommy's/Cinnamon
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TS24 7EB
Sept 2025
Fruit Boy
Retailers - other · TS25 2LS
Sept 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Kay's Kitchen
Other catering premises · TS24
Wallis & Co
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TS24 0UG
Gaiety's
Pub/bar/nightclub · TS24 0JX
Valentino's
Takeaway/sandwich shop · TS25 2AX
Lan's Cakes & Bakes
Other catering premises · TS25
Yum Yum
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TS25 3JN
Peek a Brew Play Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TS25 1XN
Seaton Hotel
Pub/bar/nightclub · TS25 1BS
The Duke of Cleveland
Pub/bar/nightclub · TS24 0ND
Travelodge
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · TS24 0XS
Hartlepool 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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Clayfield Pharmacy
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · TS25 5SA
Jan 1901
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Sports Direct
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · TS24 7RZ
Jan 1901
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Slimming World
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · TS24
Jan 1901
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Slimming World
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · TS25
Jan 1901
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Slimming World
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · TS27
Jan 1901
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Slimming World
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · TS24
Jan 1901
What's in Hartlepool.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Retailers - other
189 venues in Hartlepool
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
136 venues in Hartlepool
Takeaway/sandwich shop
114 venues in Hartlepool
Pub/bar/nightclub
108 venues in Hartlepool
Other catering premises
70 venues in Hartlepool
Caring Premises
55 venues in Hartlepool
School/college/university
42 venues in Hartlepool
Mobile caterer
19 venues in Hartlepool
Most recent inspections in Hartlepool.
Kay's Kitchen
Other catering premises · TS24
Wallis & Co
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TS24 0UG
Gaiety's
Pub/bar/nightclub · TS24 0JX
Valentino's
Takeaway/sandwich shop · TS25 2AX
Yum Yum
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TS25 3JN
Peek a Brew Play Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TS25 1XN
Lan's Cakes & Bakes
Other catering premises · TS25
Seaton Hotel
Pub/bar/nightclub · TS25 1BS
Food hygiene in Hartlepool, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Hartlepool?
RatingCafe tracks 760 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Hartlepool, 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 Hartlepool?
The average FSA hygiene score across Hartlepool is 4.88 out of 5. 90.7% of rated venues score a 5, and 0 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Hartlepool venues failed their FSA inspection?
Hartlepool currently has 0 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Hartlepool 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 Hartlepool hygiene data?
All Hartlepool 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 Hartlepool data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.