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The Crossing Coffee Shop food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Walsall

The Crossing Coffee Shop holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 18 November 2025, 7 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: St Paul's Church, Darwall Street, Walsall, WS1 1DA

How it compares in Walsall

In Walsall, 59% of rated places manage a 5, so The Crossing Coffee Shop sits behind roughly 1,054 nearby businesses. 20% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Walsall
5 out of 5 1,054 59%
4 out of 5 351 20% ← The Crossing Coffee Shop
3 out of 5 266 15%
2 out of 5 52 3%
1 out of 5 57 3%
0 out of 5 7 <1%

A further 397 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At The Crossing Coffee Shop none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to The Crossing Coffee Shop, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Boss Man Retailers - other 122 yards away 5 - Very good 17 March 2026
Boots Stores Limited Retailers - other 209 yards away 5 - Very good 18 September 2025
BobaLatto Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 260 yards away 5 - Very good 15 April 2026
B&M Retail Ltd Retailers - other 285 yards away 5 - Very good 2 June 2026
Asgard Games UK Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 306 yards away 5 - Very good 2 February 2023
Black Country Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 331 yards away 5 - Very good 5 October 2023
Asda Customer Cafe (Eurest) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 352 yards away 5 - Very good 12 November 2019
Asda Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 388 yards away 5 - Very good 4 June 2026

Questions about The Crossing Coffee Shop

What is The Crossing Coffee Shop's food hygiene rating?

The Crossing Coffee Shop has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Walsall Council on 18 November 2025.

Is The Crossing Coffee Shop safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was The Crossing Coffee Shop last inspected?

The Crossing Coffee Shop was last inspected on 18 November 2025, 7 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Walsall Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Crossing Coffee Shop?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does The Crossing Coffee Shop compare to other places in Walsall?

59% of the 1,787 rated food businesses in Walsall hold the top rating of 5, while The Crossing Coffee Shop holds a 4. 351 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Walsall Council inspects The Crossing Coffee Shop and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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The official record is held by the council: http://www.walsall.gov.uk/index/environment/food_production_and_quality.htm

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