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Emergency Locksmith in Hidden Hills, California

Crenshaw Lock Company provides 24/7 mobile emergency locksmith service in Hidden Hills, California, for lockouts, failed smart locks, broken keys and urgent lock failures on homes, guest houses and horse properties. Call (323) 997-8867 any hour and we will coordinate gate entry and dispatch a technician to you.

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A lockout is never convenient, but in Hidden Hills it comes with extra moving parts. The city is guard-gated, the lots are large, and the front door may be a long driveway and a set of driveway gates away from the street. When something fails at night or on a weekend, you need a locksmith who understands that the job starts at the manned gate and may end at a barn.

Crenshaw Lock Company has served Greater Los Angeles and Ventura County since 1987, led by owner and lead technician David Shar. We are fully mobile, with no storefront to visit. Our work comes to you, whether you are shut out of a main house, a guest house, a tack room or a paddock gate, and we answer the phone around the clock.

Emergency work here tends to fall into a few patterns: smart or biometric locks that stop responding, corroded padlocks and gate hardware on equestrian properties, and sudden rekeying after a change in household staff. We handle each with the right tools, and we explain what we find before we replace anything.

How it works in Hidden Hills

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    Call and describe the situation

    Call (323) 997-8867 and tell us what happened: a locked door, a dead keypad, a snapped key, or a gate that will not latch. Give us the street, such as Long Valley Road, Spring Valley Road or Round Meadow Road, and whether the property has driveway gates or a separate guest house.

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    Coordinate entry through the gate

    Hidden Hills is guard-gated, so we work with you on getting cleared at the manned entry. Because you are the resident, you can notify the gate so the technician is expected and arrives without delay at the checkpoint.

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    Verify and assess the lock

    Before we open anything, we confirm that you live at or are authorized to access the property. Then we look at what failed: a mechanical cylinder, a smart lock motor or battery, a corroded padlock, or a gate latch. That tells us whether we can open it without damage.

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    Gain entry with the least damage

    We use non-destructive methods whenever the hardware allows. On a failed smart or biometric lock, that usually means working through the mechanical override. If a lock is too corroded or damaged to open cleanly, we tell you before drilling and explain the options.

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    Repair, rekey or replace

    Once you are in, we can repair the lock, rekey it so old keys stop working, or replace it. For horse properties we can fit heavy-duty weather-resistant padlocks and gate hardware, and rekey multiple doors to one key if you want it simpler.

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    Test and hand over

    We test every lock and key before leaving, and we show you how the override works on smart locks so a repeat failure does not leave you stuck. You get a clear explanation of what was done.

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What affects the price

  • The type of lock involved: a basic mechanical deadbolt, a high-security cylinder, a smart or biometric lock, or a heavy padlock each take different tools and time.
  • Whether the lock can be opened without damage or has to be drilled or replaced because of corrosion or failure.
  • The number of locks involved, such as a single door versus a main house, guest house, barn, tack room and gates all rekeyed alike.
  • The hardware you choose to install, including heavy-duty weather-rated padlocks and gate hardware versus standard residential parts.
  • The time of day and urgency of the call, since we are available 24/7 including nights, weekends and holidays.
  • The travel and gate-coordination involved for the specific property within Hidden Hills and the surrounding area.

Why Hidden Hills chooses us

  • Fully mobile and available 24/7, so there is no shop to drive to and no waiting for business hours.
  • In business since 1987, which means decades of experience with ranch-era hardware as well as newer custom-home systems.
  • Comfortable with smart locks, biometric entry, driveway gates and safes, and able to use mechanical overrides when electronics fail.
  • Experience with equestrian hardware, including corroded barn padlocks, tack-room locks and paddock gate latches.
  • Able to rekey a main house, guest house and outbuildings so one key works across them after a staff change.
  • Straightforward explanations of what failed and what your options are before any replacement work begins.

Emergency Locksmith across Hidden Hills

Hidden Hills is a small, private community in the 91302 ZIP code, tucked beside Calabasas and just off the US-101 Ventura Freeway. Homes in the Long Valley Road area, the Spring Valley Road area and the Round Meadow area typically sit on large lots, and many have long driveways, private gates and separate guest houses. That layout shapes how an emergency call goes, because the front door is rarely the only lock that matters.

Entry to the city runs through the manned Long Valley Road and Spring Valley Road gates, so we plan around that on every dispatch. The housing mix ranges from original 1950s and 1960s ranch homes, often with older cylinders and weathered hardware, to newer custom builds with smart locks, keypad entries and access control. Each fails in its own way, and we bring tools for both.

The private equestrian trail network and the many horse properties near Round Meadow Road bring their own needs. Barns, stables and tack rooms live outdoors, and padlocks and gate latches corrode. Replacing them with heavy-duty, weather-appropriate hardware is a common emergency repair, especially when a lock seizes with an animal or equipment on the other side of it.

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Emergency Locksmith in Hidden Hills — FAQs

Do you really answer emergency calls at any hour in Hidden Hills?
Yes. We are a 24/7 mobile locksmith. Call (323) 997-8867 at any hour, including nights, weekends and holidays, and we will arrange dispatch to your property.
How do you get through the Hidden Hills gate?
Hidden Hills has manned entry gates at Long Valley Road and Spring Valley Road. As the resident, you notify the gate that a locksmith is coming, and we coordinate with you so the technician is expected on arrival.
My smart lock stopped working and I am locked out. What can you do?
Most smart and biometric locks have a mechanical override or a way to access the hardware. We use that route when possible, then repair or replace the failed part and rekey if needed. Call (323) 997-8867 to describe the lock.
Can you replace corroded barn and paddock gate locks in an emergency?
Yes. We replace seized barn padlocks, tack-room locks and paddock gate hardware with heavy-duty, weather-appropriate options suited to horse properties.
We changed household staff and need everything rekeyed. Is that an emergency service?
It can be. We can rekey the main house, guest house and gates so they are all keyed alike and old keys stop working. Call (323) 997-8867 to arrange it, even outside normal hours.
Will you damage my door or lock to get me in?
We aim for non-destructive entry whenever the hardware allows. If a lock is too corroded or damaged to open cleanly, we explain that and your options before doing anything destructive.
Do you have a shop I can visit?
No. Crenshaw Lock Company is fully mobile, so all service happens at your property. Call (323) 997-8867 and we come to you.
How is the price of an emergency call decided?
It depends on the lock type, whether it can be opened without damage, how many locks are involved, the hardware you choose, and the time of the call. We explain the factors before work begins.
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Reviewed by David Shar — Owner & Lead Technician

Crenshaw Lock Company has served Greater Los Angeles & Ventura County since 1987.

Last updated 2026-10-12.

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