FHRS establishments & hygiene ratings — Hertfordshire
In the rolling 30-day window, local authorities recorded 92 FHRS ratings, with Restaurants & cafés the most represented sector. Hygiene alerts: 0 new 0–2 ratings, 114 establishments currently rated 0–2 overall.
Rating activity peaks in Restaurants & cafés, while low scores cluster in Restaurants & cafés (30 rated 0–2). Net signal: +92 over 30 days.
+20
Last 30 days (Companies House)
174 over 12 months · 41 in last 90 days
Net incorporations (30d): +20
+92
Last 30 days
3,339 over 12 months
Net rating signal (30d): +92
Last 30 days
114 currently rated 0–2 (latest FHRS score)
Latest events in Hertfordshire
FHRS rating: A… in Civic Centre
524/09/2026
FHRS rating: M… in Watford
523/09/2026
FHRS rating: C… in Moor Park Mansion
523/09/2026
FHRS rating: T… in Hexton
522/09/2026
FHRS rating: A… in Hertfordshire
522/09/2026
FHRS rating: D… in Hitchin
522/09/2026
FHRS rating: B… in Harpenden
522/09/2026
FHRS rating: J… in Stevenage
521/09/2026
FHRS rating: S… in Baldock
520/09/2026
FHRS rating: F… in Hertfordshire
519/09/2026
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England-wide positioning
Hertfordshire ranks 14 of 48 counties with 9,864 FHRS establishments. Net rating signal (30d): +92. Inspection rate: 9.3 per 1,000 establishments (national average: 15).
- Rank — establishments
- 14 / 48
- Rank — ratings (30d)
- 33 / 48
- Net rating signal (30d)
- +92
- Inspection rate
- 9.3 / 1,000
Hertfordshire is covered by FoodProspect UK — FHRS hygiene data and Companies House registrations as independent sources. East of England. Restaurants & cafés is the largest FHRS sector locally (2,107 establishments). Use sector cards below to drill into business types and rating activity.
Top towns in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire totals 9,864 establishments across its towns. Watford heads the ranking (764 establishments).
| Rank | Town | Establishments | Ratings (30d) | Ratings (12m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 764 | 3 | 306 |
| 2 | St Albans | 548 | 10 | 274 |
| 3 | Hemel Hempstead | 542 | 9 | 238 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 437 | 9 | 145 |
| 5 | Hitchin | 305 | 5 | 117 |
| 6 | Bishops Stortford | 271 | 0 | 65 |
| 7 | Hatfield | 228 | 2 | 49 |
| 8 | Borehamwood | 217 | 0 | 98 |
| 9 | Hertford | 215 | 1 | 52 |
| 10 | Letchworth Garden City | 214 | 1 | 91 |
Explore by FHRS sector
Low FHRS scores cluster in Restaurants & cafés (30 rated 0–2). Use sector cards below to explore business types in Hertfordshire.
Restaurants & cafés
2,107 establishments
+28 ratings (30d) · 30 low (0–2)
Retailers — other
1,983 establishments
+9 ratings (30d) · 27 low (0–2)
Other catering premises
1,356 establishments
+6 ratings (30d) · 4 low (0–2)
Takeaways
935 establishments
+7 ratings (30d) · 22 low (0–2)
Pubs & bars
820 establishments
+7 ratings (30d) · 19 low (0–2)
Care homes & day care
735 establishments
+16 ratings (30d) · 2 low (0–2)
Institutional catering
717 establishments
+12 ratings (30d) · 2 low (0–2)
Mobile caterers
532 establishments
+4 ratings (30d) · 5 low (0–2)
FHRS hygiene focus
Restaurants & cafés recorded 28 published ratings in 30 days, with 30 establishments currently rated 0–2.
County-wide: 92 ratings in 30 days, 0 new 0–2 scores.
Hertfordshire
20/08/2026
Hertfordshire
17/08/2026
Harpenden
12/08/2026
Stevenage
05/08/2026
Stevenage
05/08/2026
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Companies House — Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire has 174 Companies House registrations on FoodProspect (official register of UK companies (legal name, status, incorporation date, registered office)). 174 companies were incorporated in the last 12 months, including 20 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 Hertfordshire.
Neighbouring counties & region
Neighbouring counties
Frequently asked questions
How many FHRS establishments are in Hertfordshire?
9,864 food establishments with FHRS data are tracked in Hertfordshire, plus 174 Companies House registrations (separate source).
Which sector has the most rating activity in Hertfordshire?
Over the last 30 days, Restaurants & cafés leads with 28 published FHRS ratings in Hertfordshire.
How many FHRS ratings were published in Hertfordshire in the last 30 days?
92 ratings were published in the last 30 days, including 0 scored 0–2. 114 establishments currently hold a 0–2 rating overall.
Which towns have the most establishments in Hertfordshire?
The top towns by establishment count include Watford, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead. 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 Hertfordshire. Coverage spans all 48 ceremonial counties of England; figures for Hertfordshire 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.