Locked out of your Watford home?
Lost your house key?
Need an emergency lock change?
Or an immediate lock replacement?
Call our Master Locksmith Association Approved Mobile Locksmiths in Watford on 01923 537999
Welcome to Abbey Locksmiths – Your local Locksmith in Watford
Abbey Locksmiths is an established, police recognised Locksmiths that operates throughout Watford WD24, WD18, WD25, WD17, WD5, WD4, WD3, WD18, WD23, WD6, WD7 and the surrounding areas.
We specialise in all aspects of home security so, if you have been locked out, lost your keys, need your locks changed, or would like advice on securing your home, give us a call. To date, we have helped over 10,000 customers across North London, many in the heart of Watford.
If you need your locks replacing or locks fixing, then we can help. We are experts in fixing Mortice Locks, Deadbolt Locks, Knob Locks, Lever Handle Locks and Padlocks.
There is NO CALL-OUT CHARGE and we can usually be with you in just 30 MINUTES.
Our Watford Locksmith services can help with the following:
- Emergency Locksmith across Watford with NO CALL-OUT charge
- FREE site visits and quotations from one of our Local Watford Locksmiths
- New lock fitting and old lock repairs
- FREE insurance surveys
- Install new window locks
- Replace your broken or weak door and window hinges
- Adjust and replace your door closers
- Help you gain access to your Watford home through simple, non-destructive entry
- Repair and replace your Composite, uPVC and Timber doors
- Repair and replace your specialist Fire doors
- Repair or install your window locks
- Installation of a new safe or gain access to your existing one
- Service and repair all your major lock brands, including Yale, Chubb, Union, ERA, Mul-T-Lock, Ingersoll, Banham, Brisant, Assa, Legge, Securefast, ABS and Evva.
- Repair, open or replace your Mortice Dead Locks, Night Latches, uPVC Door Locks, Smart Locks, Digital Locks, Padlocks, Window
- Locks, Garage Door Locks, Post Box Locks and Office Furniture Locks
- Fit your Watford home with keyless locks or ‘Smart’ locks
- Secure your garages and sheds to protect your expensive equipment from thieves
Check out our Watford customer reviews
Abbey Locksmiths covers these local areas:
Our trained Locksmiths cover Watford and surrounding areas, including Bushey, North Watford, Garston, Croxley Green, Chandler’s Cross, Oxhey, Aldenham, Leavesden, Letchmore Heath, carpenders Park, South Oxhey, Nascot Wood, Cassiobury, Bushey Heath and Abbots Langley.
Incorporating Watford postcodes: WD24, WD18, WD17, WD5, WD4, WD3, WD18, WD23, WD6, WD7 and WD25
They can be with you to secure your home, in just 30 minutes.
Recent jobs by our Locksmith in Watford
Ring Alarm Installed for Customer in Watford
12/04/2023We were recently contacted by a customer in Watford who had some existing RIng products including a Ring Doorbell and Ring Floodlight Camera and required an intruder alarm system.
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Warning from your Friendly Watford Locksmith – Don’t Fall Victim to Lock Snapping this Autumn
18/09/2020There’s been lots of publicity about lock snapping over the last decade and yet in our role as trusted Watford locksmiths, we still get called out to such incidents.
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Fit high security lock in Watford
05/06/2013Our emergency locksmith was called out to a residential property with shared occupancy. The customer wanted to improve security on the communal door at the Watford property.
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Change lock on upvc door in Watford
05/02/2012Our locksmith in Watford attended a property to change the lock on a upvc front door
Read MoreHome Surveillance and Security
Recent years have seen a rapid increase in burglaries in the Watford area. Large houses and luxury cars are an attraction for these pests. According to the 2018 crime statistics from Metropolitan Police, 53 burglary offences were recorded in Central Watford. And they were only the ones that were reported.
This data didn’t include the outer areas of the town or reach as far as North Watford, Croxley Green, Aldenham or Bushey.
With this in mind, we are now helping our customer to ensure they are not victims of these criminals by installing CCTV, Intruder Alarm Systems and Motion Detector Light systems into their Watford properties. We only fit security equipment form the trusted brands so you can be sure your home is in safe hands, whether you are there or not.
Abbey Locksmiths is an established, police recognised Locksmiths that operates throughout Watford and the surrounding areas. We specialise in home security and provide our locksmith services, 24-hour a day, 7 days per week. So if you have been locked out, lost your keys, or need your locks changed, give us a call.
Why choose Abbey Locksmiths?
When you call Abbey Locksmiths you’ll speak with a trained Locksmith (not a call centre) and we promise to answer your call promptly, give a fixed price in advance, and turn up when we say we will.
Our experience Locksmiths can often identify any problems you have over the phone, so you will know what to expect when we arrive. We offer competitive rates to all our customers on all lock repairs, as well as offering FREE security surveys and estimates.
Our team has a proven track record and we don’t charge hourly rates or call out charges. The price we quote you is the price you pay. We are true to our word. That is why most of our business is through word-of-mouth.
About our Watford team
The Abbey Locksmiths Watford team have been fully vetted against the Criminal Records Bureau (DBS check). We also only employ the most skilled and trusted locksmiths and security specialists we can find, so our customers get the best service possible.
Our team are always in and around the Watford area so one of them will be available at short notice to attend your premises, residential or business.
Each Locksmith carries a wide range of tool and equipment in their vans which more often than not eliminates the need for a second visit. You want the job completed quickly and we want to ensure that happens.
Our team will always clean up after themselves, leaving the site as they found it. Our reputation is everything!
Safe opening in Watford – Safe Cracking
We offer an emergency safe opening service in Watford and the surrounding areas, we have a team of skilled Master Locksmiths who can crack open any make and model of safe. So if you have lost your safe key? Is your combination safe not working? or there’s a problem with opening your locked safe we can help! All our safe engineers pick open safe locks using non-destructive methods whenever possible, causing minimal damage so your safe will work and be useable for many years to come.
Send a picture and description and we’ll get you a price straight away!
Brands of safes opened in Watford include: Burton Safe, Chubb Safe, Cox Safe, Dudley Safe, Epic Safe, Fichet Safe, Ratner Safe, Rosengrens Safe, Securikey Safe, Secureline Safe, SMP Safe, Stratford Safe, Tann Safe, Churchill Safe, Dominator Safe, Eagle Safe, Samual Withers Safe, Thomas Withers Safe, Leigh Safes, Milners, Phoenix Safe, Radway Safe, Royal Safe, Sentry Safe, Vulcan Safe, Whitfield Safe, Dreadnaught Safe, Fort Knox Safe, Alpha Safe and Omega Safe.
FREE Watford Home Insurance & Security Surveys
If you need a repair to your home from damage that has already happened during a break-in, or you would just like to know how to make your home more secure, then give us a call. One of our fully-trained team will usually be there same day.
Don’t take a chance on your home! In November 2018.
Don’t be a victim of crime. Take action now and call us.
Our expert security advice is totally FREE with no obligation. We do not charge for call-outs.
Security & Locksmith Services for Businesses in Watford
It is a sad fact, that businesses are an easy target for thieves because they are unmanned at night time. Over the years, Abbey Locksmiths has helped many business customers in the Watford area to secure their premises and remove potential weaknesses that thieves may exploit.
We regularly carry out FREE Business Security Audits that enable us to identify vulnerabilities that could prove to be a point of entry. A weak lock, a faulty latch on a window or an old fire door are all these people need.
Our specialist Locksmiths have the knowledge and expertise that can outsmart the majority of burglars. Most burglaries are actually carried out by opportunists looking for something valuable rather than career criminals.
CALL US to your business premises and we will advise on how to secure your property. Whether it’s a more imperious door lock, the installation of CCTV, alarms or security lights, we can advise and fit anything you need.
SECURITY TIPS: How To Protect Your Watford Home From Thieves
Watford is a beautiful place to live and we don’t want it spoilt by the small group of individuals who choose a life of crime. We make it our duty to protect our customers from those people who are hell-bent on breaking in and stealing from their homes.
Whilst no home can ever be 100% secure, there are a number of precautions you can take to defend your home and make it a more difficult target for those pesky thieves.
Here are a few tips on how to keep your Watford home, safe and secure.
Locksmith Security Tip 1: Install a double lock on your outer doors if they are fairly old. Thieves can easily barge open a door with weak hinges. Home owners generally focus on the front door but not the rear door.
Locksmith Security Tip 2: Use a security timer on an internal light when you go out. If you can’t be at home then make it look like somebody is. Use a timer on a light and maybe also on a radio. Voices will deter thieves.
Locksmith Security Tip 3: Don’t store expensive items in your shed and garages. These types of buildings are easy to access and won’t usually be alarmed. Expensive bikes should be chained together or to the floor or wall.
Locksmith Security Tip 4: Don’t leave tools lying around. Thieves are normally opportunists. Don’t give them the help to break into your home by leave screwdrivers, chisels, crowbars or any other tools that can be used to prise open doors.
Locksmith Security Tip 5: Don’t advertise your holidays on social media. Yes, I know that is annoying but, if you’re away then thieves will capitalise on it. It could be someone you know!
For more tips and advice on how to protect your home, check out our Locksmith Security blog.
Contact our Watford WD17, WD18, WD19, WD23, WD24 and WD25 Locksmith Team
Contact Details: Abbey Locks Watford Office
Office Telephone Number: 01923 537 999
Contact: Mark Grainger, Watford Locksmith Team Leader
Office Address: Butterwick, Watford, WD25 9SD
Meet the Team
Abbey Locks FAQs
The average price to call a locksmith in the UK is between £65-£85 during office hours. Costs may vary depending on what part of the country you live.
Yes, safe keys can be duplicated and also a key to a safe lock can be made when there are no keys present.
Unless there is a fault with your lock, a qualified locksmith will always use non-destructive methods wherever possible.
If you are searching for a good locksmith, take some time to check their credentials and customer reviews. It is also a good idea to check if they are qualified and belong to the Master Locksmith Association.
Yes, you can Master Locksmith who is a member of the Master Locksmith Association. They will have been vetted, DBS checked and will have passed an examination to prove their competence and ability.
Locksmith prices vary. Depending on the job, a typical cost in the UK is between £65 and £85, plus materials. It may be more or less in different parts of the country.
An average price a locksmith charges to open a front door is around £75. This will increase if the locksmith call out is in the evening or at weekends. A genuine, trustworthy locksmith will use non-destructive methods so there will very rarely be any additional parts involved.
Yes, a good locksmith will open locks without any damage at all.
A key cut by a locksmith is on average between £4 and £6.
Yes, keys to locks can be made without the original key.
It can sometimes be cheaper to rekey a lock. However, it is recommended you change your lock if you want a guarantee for any work carried out. This is because existing locks aren’t covered under warranty when locks are rekeyed.
Yes, locksmiths are trained to pick open deadbolts.
Yes, locksmiths install all types of locks including deadbolts.
Most locks can be opened by a locksmith providing they have had the necessary training and have taken the time to practice.
It is possible but not recommended as results can vary and it is in no way accurate.
Yes, locksmiths can open most safe locks including combination safes.
Yes, locks without keys can have a working key made to match the lock.
No, not all keys can be copied by a locksmith. Some are restricted and can only be duplicated by certain authorised companies or individuals.
Yes, car doors, luggage compartments and van doors can be opened by a trained auto locksmith.
Yes, a good locksmith can pick open a mortice lock with specially designed tools.
No, locksmiths will only gain access to customers’ own homes. If you cannot prove that you live there or have authorisation to enter, they will refuse to open the door.
Yes, sentry safes can be opened by a competent locksmith or safe engineer.
Yes, locksmiths gain access to most safes including gun safes.
Locksmiths will open apartments and houses providing you have the right to access that property.
Yes, boat keys can be made for locks on boats.
When choosing a locksmith, first see if they have good feedback from other customers. Then check to see if they are accredited by any organisations and have the appropriate qualifications.
It would depend on the job. An entry can take less than five minutes whereas a lock installation can take up to an hour. Most jobs are completed within an hour.
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