St Helens.
1,366 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in St Helens with its official FSA hygiene rating. 71.5% score a 5. 22 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
St Helens food hygiene in one minute
- 1,366 food venues tracked in St Helens, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.52 out of 5 across 1,249 rated venues.
- 893 venues scored 5/5 (71.5%).
- 22 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
St Helens in context
St Helens sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.52 across 1,249 rated venues.
71.5% of St Helens venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).
22 St Helens venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.76% of rated stock, which puts St Helens above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within St Helens itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 3.9/5 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 St Helens scores
1,249 rated · 117 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Saints Halal Supermarket
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · WA10 1NW
Sept 2025
The Crusty Cob
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WA12 9YY
The Oven Door
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WA11 9TP
Best One Plus
Retailers - other · WA10 1LH
Luigis
Mobile caterer · WA12 9BH
M&S Late Shop
Retailers - other · WA9 2EL
Longton Booze and News
Retailers - other · L35 4LG
Best One Haverty Precinct Ltd
Retailers - other · WA12 8QZ
Major Munch
Takeaway/sandwich shop · WA10 1QF
Crumpets
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WA12 9BJ
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Aroma Coffee and Bakery
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WA12 9AN
The Fort of India
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WA12 9SL
Baked by Amanda Jane
Other catering premises · WA9
Go Local Extra
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · WA9 1NZ
Booker Cash & Carry
Retailers - other · WA11 9UX
Private Platter
Other catering premises · WA12
The Cookie Studio
Other catering premises · WA10
The Tunza Centre
Other catering premises · WA10 2PZ
Panchi Indian Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WA12 9AZ
McDonald's
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WA10 1BF
St Helens 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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Well Pharmacy
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · WA11 8HD
Jan 1901
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Zenia Hughes - Slimming World
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · WA11 0RD
Jan 1901
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TK Maxx
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · WA9 1JJ
Jan 1901
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The Village Home and Garden
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · WA10 5JN
Jan 1901
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The Firkin Bar
stale · 1504moPub/bar/nightclub · WA12 9SL
Jan 1901
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Tank
stale · 1504moPub/bar/nightclub · WA10 1QA
Jan 1901
What's in St Helens.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Retailers - other
305 venues in St Helens
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
216 venues in St Helens
Takeaway/sandwich shop
186 venues in St Helens
Other catering premises
164 venues in St Helens
Pub/bar/nightclub
152 venues in St Helens
Caring Premises
106 venues in St Helens
Mobile caterer
91 venues in St Helens
School/college/university
88 venues in St Helens
Most recent inspections in St Helens.
Aroma Coffee and Bakery
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WA12 9AN
The Fort of India
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WA12 9SL
Baked by Amanda Jane
Other catering premises · WA9
Go Local Extra
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · WA9 1NZ
Booker Cash & Carry
Retailers - other · WA11 9UX
Private Platter
Other catering premises · WA12
Panchi Indian Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WA12 9AZ
The Tunza Centre
Other catering premises · WA10 2PZ
Food hygiene in St Helens, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in St Helens?
RatingCafe tracks 1,366 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in St Helens, 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 St Helens?
The average FSA hygiene score across St Helens is 4.52 out of 5. 71.5% of rated venues score a 5, and 22 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which St Helens venues failed their FSA inspection?
St Helens currently has 22 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in St Helens 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 St Helens hygiene data?
All St Helens 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 St Helens data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.