Emergency Locksmith
Locked out, snapped key, jammed door — a vetted engineer on the road within minutes, 24 hours a day.
Emergency Locksmith →Emergency locksmiths covering North, North West, Central, East and South London. Non-destructive entry, engineers on the road at 3am the same as 3pm, and nothing done to your door without your say-so.
Type your area or postcode district — we will show you the nearest coverage page.
Covering 23 London areas from Enfield to Clapham. Not listed? Call 0203 916 5684 — we cover most of Greater London.
Everything below is carried out by our own DBS-checked engineers, with parts on the van so most jobs are finished on the first visit.
Locked out, snapped key, jammed door — a vetted engineer on the road within minutes, 24 hours a day.
Emergency Locksmith →New locks supplied and fitted the same visit — BS3621 mortices, anti-snap cylinders and insurance-approved hardware.
Lock Replacement →Sticking, stiff or spinning locks fixed rather than binned — repair first where the mechanism is worth saving.
Lock Repairs →Multipoint gearboxes, hooks, handles and alignment on uPVC and composite doors — repaired, not ripped out.
uPVC Door Repairs →Non-destructive entry to homes, flats and offices — picked, bypassed or decoded rather than drilled.
Emergency Door Opening →Snapped key removed from the cylinder and a new key cut — usually without replacing the lock at all.
Broken Key Extraction →Break-in aftercare: doors, frames and locks made secure the same day, with paperwork for your insurer.
Burglary Repairs →Emergency board-up for smashed glass, forced doors and broken shopfronts — secured and weathertight the same night.
Boarding Up →Anti-snap cylinders, London bars, smart locks and insurance-standard hardware fitted properly.
Security Upgrades →Shops, offices, blocks and units — master key systems, access control, fire-exit hardware and priority call-out.
Commercial Locksmith →Houses, flats and HMOs across London — lockouts, lock changes, upgrades and landlord work.
Residential Locksmith →Tell us your postcode, the door and what has happened. You speak to someone who knows locks, not a script.
You get a realistic arrival window and a clear description of what the engineer will do. No commitment until you are happy.
Uniformed, DBS checked and carrying ID. We aim to be with you within 30 minutes.
Non-destructive entry where possible, parts already on the van, and nothing done to your door without your say-so.
Call now and speak to an engineer. We aim to be with you within 30 minutes, 24 hours a day.
Anyone can print "locksmith" on a van. These are the things worth checking before you let someone near your door — ours are all verifiable.
Our engineers are based across London rather than dispatched from a single depot. Pick your area for local response times, postcodes and the jobs we handle most there.
Prime Locksmiths has been working on London doors for 14 years. We are a mobile locksmith service, which means no shop and no shortcut through a call centre — you speak to someone who knows locks, and an engineer who is already in your part of London comes to you.
Emergency work is the core of what we do: lockouts, snapped keys, failed uPVC mechanisms and break-in aftercare. But we also do the unglamorous, useful work — servicing a stiff lock before it strands you, fitting a 3-star cylinder to a door that has a snappable one, reinforcing a frame that a good kick would go straight through.
Every engineer is DBS checked, police vetted, UKLA trained and insured. They arrive uniformed with ID, explain the work before they start, and leave the door working.
Broke my key in the lock and they came out quickly, changed the whole lock and gave me a brand new set of keys. Super friendly and did a really great job — couldn't ask for better service.
Locked myself out at 1am in Islington and they came out right away — absolute lifesaver. Super professional and really quick. Would not hesitate to call them again.
Came out very quickly to me in Clapham and were super friendly and professional. Great service all round — highly recommend.
These are the questions we are actually asked on the phone. If yours is not here, see the full FAQ page or just call us.
We aim to reach you within 30 minutes anywhere in our coverage area. When you call, we check which engineer is nearest and give you a real arrival window rather than a sales figure. If we think it will take longer, we tell you on the phone so you can decide.
Yes. We operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including weekends, Christmas and bank holidays. Nights and weekends are our busiest hours, and calls are answered by an engineer or dispatcher rather than an answering service.
Your postcode, what kind of door it is (timber, uPVC, composite, communal), and what has happened — locked out, key snapped, handle gone floppy, door will not lock. Thirty seconds of that lets us send the right engineer with the right parts, so the job is finished on the first visit.
In most cases, yes. Non-destructive entry — picking, bypassing or decoding the lock — is our default approach and it works on the large majority of London doors. Drilling is a last resort, and if it is necessary we tell you first and explain exactly what replacing the lock involves.
Yes, and usually on the same visit. We attend as an emergency, make the property secure, replace forced or drilled locks with high-security anti-snap equivalents, and repair damage to the door and frame. You get a written damage and works report for your insurance claim.
Yes. Broken key extraction is one of our most common jobs. In most cases the fragment is removed with proper extraction tools, the lock is unharmed, and we cut you a replacement key on site.
Often, yes. Stiff, sticking or misaligned locks, dropped doors and worn handles are usually repairable. We recommend replacement only when the lock is worn beyond tolerance, has been forced, or no longer meets the security standard your insurer requires — and we explain which of those applies before doing the work.
One call, and an engineer who is already in your area.