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UK food hygiene · South Tyneside

South Tyneside.
1,039 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in South Tyneside with its official FSA hygiene rating. 73.6% score a 5. 9 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.61
Avg FSA
718
venues scored 5/5
9
scored 0 or 1

South Tyneside food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,039 food venues tracked in South Tyneside, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.61 out of 5 across 975 rated venues.
  • 718 venues scored 5/5 (73.6%).
  • 9 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

South Tyneside in context

South Tyneside tracks the UK national average almost exactly, with a weighted FSA score of 4.61 across 975 rated venues.

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

9 South Tyneside venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.92% of rated stock, which keeps South Tyneside below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within South Tyneside itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.2/5 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 South Tyneside scores

975 rated · 64 awaiting
5
718 venues
73.6%
4
168 venues
17.2%
3
66 venues
6.8%
2
14 venues
1.4%
1
9 venues
0.9%
0
0 venues
0.0%
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.

  • 5

    Ashley Academy (NCS)

    School/college/university · NE34 0QA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Tesco Express

    Mobile caterer · NE34 7HN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Jarrow Convenience Store

    Mobile caterer · NE32 3JU

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Familia Italian Bistro

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE33 2JQ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Sweet and Cheesy Events

    Other catering premises · NE34

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Our Littles Childcare

    Other catering premises · NE34 7DZ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Shields Shawarma

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · NE33 4AF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Pacino's

    Other catering premises · NE33 2JF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Sea Hotel

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · NE33 2LD

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Faulkner's Deli

    Retailers - other · NE33 4TA

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

South Tyneside 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.

  • ?

    All Saints Community Centre

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · NE34 0BX

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Rituale Matcha Bar

    stale · 1504mo

    Mobile caterer · SR6

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Whiteleas Pharmacy

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · NE34 8HF

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Well Pharmacy

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · NE34 8PS

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Trevor Hogg

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · NE33 2DR

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Trams

    stale · 1504mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub · NE33 5PY

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in South Tyneside.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

202 venues in South Tyneside

4.6
avg score

Retailers - other

181 venues in South Tyneside

4.7
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

145 venues in South Tyneside

4.2
avg score

Mobile caterer

123 venues in South Tyneside

4.5
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

119 venues in South Tyneside

4.6
avg score

Other catering premises

86 venues in South Tyneside

4.7
avg score

Caring Premises

65 venues in South Tyneside

4.9
avg score

School/college/university

62 venues in South Tyneside

5.0
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in South Tyneside.

  • 5

    Ashley Academy (NCS)

    School/college/university · NE34 0QA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Jarrow Convenience Store

    Mobile caterer · NE32 3JU

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Tesco Express

    Mobile caterer · NE34 7HN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Familia Italian Bistro

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE33 2JQ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Sweet and Cheesy Events

    Other catering premises · NE34

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Our Littles Childcare

    Other catering premises · NE34 7DZ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Shields Shawarma

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · NE33 4AF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Pacino's

    Other catering premises · NE33 2JF

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in South Tyneside, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in South Tyneside?

RatingCafe tracks 1,039 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in South Tyneside, 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 South Tyneside?

The average FSA hygiene score across South Tyneside is 4.61 out of 5. 73.6% of rated venues score a 5, and 9 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which South Tyneside venues failed their FSA inspection?

South Tyneside currently has 9 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in South Tyneside 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 South Tyneside hygiene data?

All South Tyneside 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.

Primary sources

Verify this independently.

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