FHRS establishments & hygiene ratings — Dorset
In the rolling 30-day window, local authorities recorded 67 FHRS ratings, with Restaurants & cafés the most represented sector. Hygiene alerts: 0 new 0–2 ratings, 44 establishments currently rated 0–2 overall.
Rating activity peaks in Restaurants & cafés, while low scores cluster in Restaurants & cafés (17 rated 0–2). Net signal: +67 over 30 days.
+7
Last 30 days (Companies House)
141 over 12 months · 26 in last 90 days
Net incorporations (30d): +7
+67
Last 30 days
2,441 over 12 months
Net rating signal (30d): +67
Last 30 days
44 currently rated 0–2 (latest FHRS score)
Latest events in Dorset
FHRS rating: M… in Dorchester
518/09/2026
FHRS rating: T… in Dorset
518/09/2026
FHRS rating: A… in Wimborne Minster
518/09/2026
FHRS rating: T… in Dorset
518/09/2026
FHRS rating: W… in Woodlands
517/09/2026
FHRS rating: B… in Swanage
516/09/2026
FHRS rating: L… in Wareham
516/09/2026
FHRS rating: T… in Blandford Forum
516/09/2026
FHRS rating: R… in Swanage
516/09/2026
FHRS rating: C… in Chickerell
515/09/2026
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England-wide positioning
Dorset ranks 24 of 48 counties with 8,727 FHRS establishments. Net rating signal (30d): +67. Inspection rate: 7.7 per 1,000 establishments (national average: 15).
- Rank — establishments
- 24 / 48
- Rank — ratings (30d)
- 40 / 48
- Net rating signal (30d)
- +67
- Inspection rate
- 7.7 / 1,000
Dorset is covered by FoodProspect UK — FHRS hygiene data and Companies House registrations as independent sources. South West England. Restaurants & cafés is the largest FHRS sector locally (1,906 establishments). Use sector cards below to drill into business types and rating activity.
Top towns in Dorset
Dorset totals 8,727 establishments across its towns. Bournemouth heads the ranking (1,495 establishments).
| Rank | Town | Establishments | Ratings (30d) | Ratings (12m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bournemouth | 1,495 | 0 | 408 |
| 2 | Poole | 948 | 0 | 229 |
| 3 | Weymouth | 642 | 6 | 192 |
| 4 | Christchurch | 280 | 0 | 69 |
| 5 | Dorchester | 249 | 2 | 68 |
| 6 | Bridport | 190 | 7 | 68 |
| 7 | Swanage | 168 | 3 | 73 |
| 8 | Portland | 131 | 1 | 36 |
| 9 | Sherborne | 130 | 5 | 38 |
| 10 | Blandford Forum | 119 | 1 | 40 |
Explore by FHRS sector
Low FHRS scores cluster in Restaurants & cafés (17 rated 0–2). Use sector cards below to explore business types in Dorset.
Restaurants & cafés
1,906 establishments
+16 ratings (30d) · 17 low (0–2)
Retailers — other
1,594 establishments
+8 ratings (30d) · 8 low (0–2)
Other catering premises
1,530 establishments
+10 ratings (30d) · 2 low (0–2)
Takeaways
648 establishments
+4 ratings (30d) · 6 low (0–2)
Pubs & bars
636 establishments
+3 ratings (30d) · 2 low (0–2)
Mobile caterers
614 establishments
+4 ratings (30d) · 2 low (0–2)
Care homes & day care
500 establishments
+10 ratings (30d) · 2 low (0–2)
Hotels & B&Bs
493 establishments
+4 ratings (30d) · 2 low (0–2)
FHRS hygiene focus
Restaurants & cafés recorded 16 published ratings in 30 days, with 17 establishments currently rated 0–2.
County-wide: 67 ratings in 30 days, 0 new 0–2 scores.
Bournemouth
25/08/2026
Bournemouth
04/08/2026
Poole
23/07/2026
Swanage
20/07/2026
Bournemouth
16/07/2026
* Establishment names are visible to Live watch subscribers in this scope.
Companies House — Dorset
Dorset has 141 Companies House registrations on FoodProspect (official register of UK companies (legal name, status, incorporation date, registered office)). 141 companies were incorporated in the last 12 months, including 7 in the last 30 days.
Company records are independent from FHRS hygiene ratings — use both signals for B2B sales: new incorporations for timing your contact, FHRS scores for compliance-focused discussions. Live Watch subscribers export both files in a single ZIP for Dorset.
Neighbouring counties & region
Neighbouring counties
Frequently asked questions
How many FHRS establishments are in Dorset?
8,727 food establishments with FHRS data are tracked in Dorset, plus 141 Companies House registrations (separate source).
Which sector has the most rating activity in Dorset?
Over the last 30 days, Restaurants & cafés leads with 16 published FHRS ratings in Dorset.
How many FHRS ratings were published in Dorset in the last 30 days?
67 ratings were published in the last 30 days, including 0 scored 0–2. 44 establishments currently hold a 0–2 rating overall.
Which towns have the most establishments in Dorset?
The top towns by establishment count include Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth. See the table above for recent rating activity by town.
Methodology & sources
Statistics on this page cover FHRS-rated food establishments and Companies House registrations geocoded within Dorset. Coverage spans all 48 ceremonial counties of England; figures for Dorset are not extrapolated to the rest of England.
FHRS data comes from local authority hygiene ratings published by the Food Standards Agency. Companies House records (legal name, status, incorporation date, registered office) are ingested separately — there is no cross-match between inspected premises and registered companies on this page.
Rating activity uses the published date of each establishment's latest FHRS score. KPI windows are 30 and 365 days. Company incorporations use date_of_creation from Companies House. Figures refresh when the UK daily pipeline runs.