Council area figures for pest-control firms
Food businesses in Preston listed as awaiting a hygiene inspection: October 2026
Public food hygiene records for Preston on 26 October 2026 list 120 food businesses as awaiting inspection and 19 with a current rating of 0, 1 or 2. Food businesses need adequate pest control in place by law, and each one is a business a local pest-control firm could introduce itself to.
The "awaiting inspection" count can include businesses that have changed owner, and premises waiting because of council inspection backlogs.
We work with one pest-control firm per area.
Preston at a glance (26 October 2026)
| Food premises on the public register | 1,659 |
| Listed as awaiting inspection | 120 |
| Current rating of 0, 1 or 2 (any date) | 19 |
| Rated 0, 1 or 2 in the last 6 months | 10 |
| Listed as awaiting inspection or rated 0-2 in the last 6 months, that we could write to now* | 69 |
* After removing mobile caterers, records with no full published address, flats and likely home-based businesses, and before a person checks the list. The headline figures above include records we can't write to.
What kinds of business are listed as awaiting inspection
| Food shops and convenience stores | 33 |
| Other caterers | 25 |
| Takeaways and sandwich shops | 22 |
| Cafés, restaurants and canteens | 14 |
| Mobile caterers | 12 |
| Food distributors | 6 |
| Food makers and packers | 4 |
| Pubs and bars | 3 |
0 to 2 ratings given each month
Businesses whose current rating is 0, 1 or 2, by the month that rating was given. A later re-rating removes a business from this count. The first month is partial: ratings given before 29 April are not in the "last 6 months" figure above, so the monthly rows can add up to slightly more than that figure.
| April 2026 (partial: only ratings from 29 April count in the 6-month figure) | 3 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 4 |
| August 2026 | 2 |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 (to 26 October) | 0 |
Figures are counts of public records on 26 October 2026 and change daily. We refresh this page each month. We don't publish business names or addresses.
Want to introduce your firm to these businesses?
Each week we check for food businesses in your council area worth introducing your firm to, and post a letter in your firm's name offering a free pest survey. You approve the list and every letter. We work with one pest-control firm per area.