WJ Crouch Butchers

Bearsted

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 29 April 2025 by Maidstone.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for WJ Crouch Butchers, from June 2021 to April 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for WJ Crouch Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
30 June 2021	5 / 5	Very good
29 April 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

WJ Crouch Butchers in Bearsted 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?

W J Crouch At Rickwoods Butchers,
The Green,
Bearsted,
Kent,
ME14 4DN

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

Who inspects WJ Crouch Butchers?

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

Questions about WJ Crouch Butchers

What is WJ Crouch Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

WJ Crouch Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 29 April 2025.

When was WJ Crouch Butchers last inspected?

WJ Crouch Butchers was last inspected by Maidstone on 29 April 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.