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Emergency Locksmith in Lawndale, California

Crenshaw Lock Company provides 24/7 mobile emergency locksmith service in Lawndale, California, for lockouts, jammed deadbolts, broken keys and urgent lock failures. We come to you at any hour, day or night. Call (323) 997-8867 and describe what happened so we can send the right tools.

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A lockout never happens at a convenient time. In Lawndale it might be a late shift ending on Hawthorne Boulevard, a parent returning to a small stucco house after a school event at Lawndale High School, or a tenant standing outside an apartment door at midnight. Crenshaw Lock Company is fully mobile and open 24/7, so emergency calls reach a working locksmith rather than a closed counter. We have no storefront; the shop comes to your door in a service vehicle.

Lawndale is a compact city of about two square miles, built densely in the 1950s through the 1980s. That means a lot of single-family homes on small lots, a large share of apartment buildings, and a great deal of builder-grade knob and deadbolt hardware that has outlived its service life. Worn hardware is exactly what fails at bad moments: a deadbolt that sticks halfway, a latch that no longer retracts, a key that snaps in the cylinder. We see these patterns often, and we know how to handle them without turning a bad night into an expensive repair.

David Shar has run Crenshaw Lock Company since 1987, serving Greater Los Angeles and Ventura County. Our approach to an emergency is simple: get you inside or secured quickly, use non-destructive methods whenever the lock and the situation allow, and explain plainly what we are doing and why. If a lock must be replaced, we tell you before we start. If a repair is enough, we say so.

How it works in Lawndale

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    Call and describe the situation

    Call (323) 997-8867 any time. Tell us the address, what kind of door or lock is involved, and what went wrong: locked out, key broken, deadbolt jammed, or a lock damaged after a break-in attempt. Details such as security bars or a storefront gate help us bring the right tools.

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    Confirm who you are and your right to access

    Before opening anything, we ask for reasonable proof that you live at, rent, or are authorized to enter the property. This protects you and your neighbors. It matters especially in Lawndale's many apartment buildings, where we need to be sure we are helping the actual resident, manager or owner.

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    Assess the lock and choose the least destructive method

    We look at the hardware first. Many older Lawndale locks can be opened by picking, bypass or shimming without damage. On a door protected by a security bar or gate, we work around the bars and avoid scratching or bending them. Drilling is a last resort, not a first move.

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    Open, repair or secure the entry

    Once the door is open, we check whether the lock is still sound. A jammed deadbolt may need cleaning, adjusting or a new cylinder. After a break-in or lost keys, we can rekey or replace hardware so the old keys no longer work. If a door cannot be fully fixed that night, we make it secure before we leave.

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    Test, cut keys and walk through next steps

    We test the lock with the door open and closed, hand you working keys, and explain what we found. If the hardware is near the end of its life, we tell you honestly and let you decide whether to replace it now or later.

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What affects the price

  • Time of day and urgency: after-hours, weekend and holiday calls involve different scheduling demands than a daytime appointment.
  • Type of lock and door: a basic knob lock, a high-security deadbolt, a storefront lock and a gated security door each take different tools and different amounts of work.
  • Method required: a simple non-destructive opening is a different job than removing a broken key, working around security bars, or drilling a failed lock.
  • Parts and hardware: if the lock needs a new cylinder, deadbolt or set of keys, the grade and brand you choose affect the final cost.
  • Number of locks involved: rekeying several apartment units or a full house after lost keys differs from a single-door lockout.
  • Your location within our service area: where we are traveling from and to affects the call, and we can discuss that on the phone before dispatch.

Why Lawndale chooses us

  • Fully mobile and available 24/7, with no storefront to visit and no waiting for a shop to open.
  • In business since 1987, so we have seen the failure modes of the older builder-grade hardware common in Lawndale's post-war homes and apartments.
  • We prefer non-destructive entry and take care around security bars, gates and finished doors.
  • We handle residential, rental-property and small commercial emergencies, from a single jammed deadbolt to rekeying several units keyed alike.
  • We explain the problem and your options before work begins, and we do not push replacement when a repair will do.
  • The owner, David Shar, leads the business, so standards for how calls are handled come from the top.

Emergency Locksmith across Lawndale

Lawndale packs a lot of doors into a small footprint. In El Camino Village and Lawndale Acres, many homes are 1950s and 1960s stucco houses on small lots, often with original or lightly updated hardware and, on older homes, window or door security bars. A deadbolt that jams behind a barred door is a classic Lawndale call: you need it opened without bending the bars or wrecking the frame. We bring the tools to pick or bypass first.

Apartments are the other major piece of the city. Buildings from the 1960s through the 1980s, including those off Inglewood Avenue, see steady turnover, which means frequent lockouts and rekeys after move-outs. Landlords and property managers often ask us to rekey several units and key them alike for maintenance access, so one key serves the set while each tenant's key stays separate. Along the Hawthorne Boulevard corridor, small retail tenants sometimes need a storefront lock changed and new keys issued after an employee leaves, and we can do that on short notice, including after hours.

We serve ZIP codes 90260 and 90261, reaching customers near the Lawndale Civic Center, Lawndale High School and the edge of Alondra Park. We travel the main routes, including Hawthorne Boulevard (SR-107), Inglewood Avenue, Marine Avenue, Redondo Beach Boulevard and Artesia Boulevard, so wherever you are in the city, call (323) 997-8867 and we will come to you.

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Emergency Locksmith in Lawndale — FAQs

Do you really work 24 hours a day in Lawndale?
Yes. Crenshaw Lock Company is a 24/7 mobile locksmith, so nights, weekends and holidays are covered. Call (323) 997-8867 and tell us your address and the problem.
Can you open a door with security bars without damaging them?
Often, yes. Many Lawndale homes have barred doors and older deadbolts. We start with picking or bypass methods and work around the bars. If the lock itself has failed, we explain the options before doing anything more invasive.
Do you have a shop I can come to?
No. We are fully mobile and have no storefront. We come to your home, apartment or business in Lawndale, bring the tools and, in most cases, can cut or replace keys on site.
How much will an emergency call cost?
It depends on the lock type, the method needed, the time of day, parts, and the number of locks involved. We do not quote numbers on this page, but you can describe the job at (323) 997-8867 and we will discuss what affects the price before work starts.
I'm a landlord with several units to turn over. Can you help?
Yes. We rekey units after move-outs and can key them alike for maintenance access while keeping tenant keys separate. This is common for older apartment buildings around Inglewood Avenue and elsewhere in Lawndale.
My deadbolt is stuck but I'm not locked out. Is that an emergency?
It can be. A deadbolt that is jamming often fails completely, sometimes while you are outside. Having it checked early can save you a lockout, and in an urgent case you can call us any hour.
Can you help my small business on Hawthorne Boulevard after an employee leaves?
Yes. We can change or rekey a storefront lock and issue new keys so a former employee's key no longer works. Call (323) 997-8867 to arrange it, including outside business hours.
Will I have to prove the property is mine?
We ask for reasonable proof that you live at, rent or are authorized to access the property before opening a lock. It protects residents, landlords and neighbors alike.
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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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