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Emergency Locksmith in Marina del Rey, California

Crenshaw Lock Company provides 24/7 emergency locksmith service in Marina del Rey, California. We are fully mobile and come to you for home, apartment, boat-slip gate and vehicle lockouts or urgent lock failures, any hour of the day or night. Call (323) 997-8867 to reach dispatch.

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A lockout in Marina del Rey rarely looks like a lockout anywhere else. You might be standing outside a condo in a large gated community, staring at a dock gate lock that has seized from salt air, or locked out of a beach house on the Silver Strand with the tide coming in on your plans. Our emergency service is built for those situations, not just a generic door that won't open.

Crenshaw Lock Company has served Greater Los Angeles and Ventura County since 1987, led by owner and lead technician David Shar. We are a mobile business with no storefront to visit. Our technicians travel to you with the tools and hardware needed to get you inside, secure a damaged lock, or make a property safe again, and we answer the phone around the clock.

Emergency work here often involves more than getting a door open. Marine environments corrode hardware quickly, and many properties around the harbor have shared gates, amenity doors and property-management rules. We try to solve the immediate problem and tell you plainly what else, if anything, should be addressed so you are not calling us again for the same lock.

How it works in Marina del Rey

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    Call and describe the situation

    Call (323) 997-8867 and tell us where you are and what is happening: a locked apartment door, a frozen dock gate, a beach home deadbolt, or a car. Details such as the lock type and whether it is a shared 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 proof that you live there or are authorized to be there. At managed complexes like Mariners Village this may include contacting property management, since shared and amenity gates are not yours to authorize alone.

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    Assess the lock and choose the least damaging method

    We look at the hardware first. Where possible we open the lock without damaging it. If salt corrosion has fused a padlock or gate lock, drilling may be the only realistic option, and we will say so before starting.

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    Open, repair or replace

    Once you are in, we repair what can be repaired. A corroded dock or storage lock is replaced with marine-grade hardware suited to the harbor, and a damaged deadbolt can be swapped so the door locks properly again.

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    Secure the property and leave you set

    Before we finish, we test the lock, make sure keys work smoothly, and talk through rekeying if keys were lost or a tenant has moved out. You leave with a door or gate that actually secures.

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What affects the price

  • The type of lock involved: a standard residential deadbolt, a marine-grade lock, a dock gate lock or a padlock each call for different work and parts.
  • Whether the lock can be opened non-destructively or must be drilled because of corrosion or damage.
  • Whether replacement hardware is needed, and the grade of that hardware, particularly marine-rated options.
  • Time of day and the urgency of the call, since we operate 24/7 including nights, weekends and holidays.
  • Whether additional services such as rekeying after tenant turnover or cutting new keys are done during the same visit.
  • Travel to your specific location, including how accessible the site is within a gated complex or along the docks.

Why Marina del Rey chooses us

  • Fully mobile and available 24/7, so help does not depend on a shop being open, and we do not make timing promises we cannot keep.
  • In business since 1987, giving us decades of experience with the corrosion and hardware problems typical of coastal Los Angeles.
  • Familiarity with marine-grade hardware, dock gate locks and boat-slip padlocks, not just standard house locks.
  • Practical about large managed communities: we work with property-management authorization for rekeys and shared gates.
  • Honest recommendations. If a lock can be saved, we save it; if it needs replacing, we explain why.
  • Owner-led operation under David Shar, so the standards on emergency calls come from the top.

Emergency Locksmith across Marina del Rey

Marina del Rey is a dense, water-focused community. Around Admiralty Way and Via Marina, 1970s and 1980s apartment and condo complexes sit close together, many behind gates, and Mariners Village is one of the largest. Lockouts and rekeys there frequently follow tenant turnover and involve shared gates, so having management on board matters. In ZIP code 90292, which covers much of the marina and the nearby streets off Lincoln Boulevard and Washington Boulevard, we also handle mid- and high-rise condo doors and storage areas.

The harbor itself, with roughly 5,000 boat slips and the boat basins lettered A through H, is hard on metal. Salt air freezes padlocks, mailbox locks and dock gate locks solid, sometimes overnight. If you are near Fisherman's Village on Fiji Way, Burton Chace Park or Mother's Beach and a gate will not turn, we can drill out the seized lock and fit marine-grade hardware that is far more likely to last.

On the Silver Strand and Marina Peninsula, which carry a Marina del Rey mailing address in ZIP code 90295 but are administratively part of the City of Los Angeles and Venice, single-family beach homes often have marine-grade deadbolts. We handle lockouts there too. Whether you are by Waterside and Marina Marketplace or farther along Culver Boulevard, call (323) 997-8867 and we will come to you.

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Emergency Locksmith in Marina del Rey — FAQs

Do you really work 24/7 in Marina del Rey?
Yes. Crenshaw Lock Company is a 24/7 mobile locksmith, so you can call (323) 997-8867 at any hour, including nights, weekends and holidays. We do not quote arrival times, but dispatch is always available.
Can you help if I am locked out of a Mariners Village apartment?
Yes, usually with property-management involvement. We need proof you live there, and for shared or amenity gates we may need management authorization. Call (323) 997-8867 with your situation and we will explain what to have ready.
My dock gate lock or padlock is frozen from salt. What can you do?
We first try to free it without damage. If corrosion has fused it, we drill it out and replace it with marine-grade hardware better suited to harbor conditions. Be sure you are authorized to access that gate or slip.
Do you serve the Silver Strand and Marina Peninsula?
Yes. Those areas use a Marina del Rey mailing address, though they fall under the City of LA and Venice administratively. We handle beach home lockouts and marine-grade deadbolts there.
Do you have a shop I can visit?
No. We are mobile only and have no storefront. Our technicians come to your location, so call (323) 997-8867 and we will take it from there.
Will you damage my lock to get me in?
We try non-destructive methods first. Drilling is reserved for cases where corrosion or damage leaves no reasonable alternative, and we tell you beforehand and discuss replacement.
Should I rekey after a tenant moves out?
It is a good idea, since former tenants may still hold keys. Property managers often arrange this, and we can rekey during the same visit once authorization is confirmed.
How do you price emergency calls?
Cost depends on factors such as lock type, whether drilling or replacement is needed, time of day and location. We do not publish fixed figures on this page; describe your situation and we will walk you through it.
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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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