Locksmith
Character Security and Locks
Trust score
59out of 100
Rating5.0★
Review volume45
Evidence breadth1 independent public source
Profile statusListed
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Reviews · public evidence
What customers say
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5.0out of 5
How Checkatrade customers rate them (out of 5)
Reliability5.0
Communication5.0
Quality of work5.0
Customers often mention
Highlights
"Eddie came to my help on a Boxing Day. He is an honest locksmith with great skills. He unlocked the door quickly. Easy communication, well done job, a perfect locksmith! I am his lifetime customer! Highly recommended!!"
"Great service, efficient and really great job. Even sorted out the door as it was sticking slightly too."
"Great service, efficient and really great job. Even sorted out the door as it was sticking slightly too."
Detailed reviews
Showing the 20 reviews we hold full text for. The 45 headline total is the review volume reported for Character Security and Locks across public review sources.
Eddie came to my help on a Boxing Day. He is an honest locksmith with great skills. He unlocked the door quickly. Easy communication, well done job, a perfect locksmith! I am his lifetime customer! Highly recommended!!
Great service, efficient and really great job. Even sorted out the door as it was sticking slightly too.
Great service, efficient and really great job. Even sorted out the door as it was sticking slightly too.
Character was very knowledgable in his craft and swiftly got to grips with the issue and repaired our lock. He then went above and beyond and adjusted our poorly fitted door to make it right. Highly recommend.
Character was very knowledgable in his craft and swiftly got to grips with the issue and repaired our lock. He then went above and beyond and adjusted our poorly fitted door to make it right. Highly recommend.
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Public evidence last checked May 2026
About
Locksmith in Harwich, Essex.
How long they've been online
From their own website
How long they've been online
Online since 2011. Their website domain was first registered in 2011, according to the public domain registry — an independent sign of how long they’ve been operating online (we checked this ourselves, it’s not a claim from their site).
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About this business
How long they've really been tradingIndependent sources agree they've been operating since at least 2011 — that's 15 years, confirmed across 2 separate sources.
Website online since2011First public review2023
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Evidence breadth: 1 independent public source
Profile status: Listed
Verify at the sourceCheck them yourself
Locksmithing isn't government-regulated in the UK, so anyone can trade as one. The Master Locksmiths Association vets, inspects and background-checks its members - a useful extra assurance for this trade.
Find an MLA-approved locksmithGet the call-out fee AND the total price agreed in writing before they set off — emergency locksmith overcharging is a common complaint.
Be wary of anyone who insists on drilling the lock straight away: most locks can be picked open, and drilling then selling a replacement is a known upsell.
Look for a locksmith approved by the Master Locksmiths Association — the MLA vets and inspects its members, and locksmithing is otherwise unregulated.
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Common questions about Character Security and Locks
What do customers say about Character Security and Locks?
Character Security and Locks has 45 public reviews, averaging 5 out of 5. You can read the individual reviews and where each came from in the reviews section above.
How is Character Security and Locks rated on reliability and quality?
On Checkatrade, customers rate Character Security and Locks by category: Reliability 5.0 out of 5, Communication 5.0 out of 5, Quality of work 5.0 out of 5. These are per-category scores from real published reviews — they show where Character Security and Locks is strongest, not just the overall average.
How do I know Character Security and Locks's reviews are genuine?
Character Security and Locks's 45 public reviews come from a named public review source, and MyTrustedTraders links every one back to where it was published — so you can open the source and read them yourself rather than trusting a single curated page. MyTrustedTraders brings this public evidence together with no ads and no paid placement: we show where every review came from rather than selling rankings, so you can weigh the evidence for yourself.