Leemings Butchers

Darwen

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Leemings Butchers scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 25 June 2025 by Blackburn.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Leemings Butchers, from July 2018 to June 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2018 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Leemings Butchers.

Food hygiene rating history for Leemings Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
9 July 2018	4 / 5	Good
25 June 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Leemings Butchers in Darwen has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Stalls D6d033 And D6d036 To D6d037 Six Day Market Hall Croft Street,
Darwen,
Blackburn With Darwen,

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Leemings Butchers. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Leemings Butchers?

Food hygiene at Leemings Butchers is inspected by Blackburn, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.blackburn.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Leemings Butchers

What is Leemings Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Leemings Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 25 June 2025.

When was Leemings Butchers last inspected?

Leemings Butchers was last inspected by Blackburn on 25 June 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.