Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Peterborough City

Sweet Swirl

Hempsted

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Sweet Swirl 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 28 May 2026 by Peterborough City.

What does this rating mean?

Sweet Swirl in Hempsted 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?

1 Columbus Road,
Hempsted,
Peterborough,
PE2 9FP

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

Who inspects Sweet Swirl?

Food hygiene at Sweet Swirl is inspected by Peterborough City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.peterborough.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Sweet Swirl

What is Sweet Swirl’s food hygiene rating?

Sweet Swirl has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 28 May 2026.

When was Sweet Swirl last inspected?

Sweet Swirl was last inspected by Peterborough City on 28 May 2026.

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.