Searching "locksmith near me" in Perth: how the map results work, and how to pick one

Checked and approved by Magnus Aller, owner of Amco Locksmiths. WA Police-licensed security installer (licence 30629), 25 years’ experience as a locksmith in Perth, Western Australia. Reviewed October 2026.

If you’ve just searched for a locksmith on your phone, you’re looking at a short list on a map and deciding who to ring. This guide explains what that list is, what it isn’t, and what happens when the call comes to us.

Who answers when you ring Amco from the map?

Magnus Aller, the owner, answers Amco’s phone himself, so there’s no call centre and the locksmith you speak to is the one who turns up. Keys are cut in the van on site, and before opening a house we ask for photo ID and proof of address.

That means you describe the lock or the car once and get a straight answer about whether it’s a job we do. You can read what customers say about the call and the job on our reviews page, where each review links back to Google.

Why does Google show these locksmiths when I search “near me”?

Google says local results are mainly based on relevance, distance and popularity. Relevance is how well a listing matches the words you typed, distance depends on where you’re searching from, and popularity reflects how well-known a business is, including its reviews.

Those three words come straight from Google Business Profile Help’s page on local ranking: “relevance, distance, and popularity”. The same page describes prominence as how well-known a business is, based partly on how many websites link to it and how many reviews it has.

Why do the map results change when I search from somewhere else?

The map results change because distance is one of Google’s main factors, and it’s worked out from where you’re searching. Search from home, from work or from a car park and you can see a different list for exactly the same words.

Google’s local ranking help page also says that if someone doesn’t share where they are, Google uses what it knows about their location. So the list on your screen isn’t a fixed league table. It’s a list for that search, from that spot.

Can a locksmith pay to be first in the map results?

No. Google says there’s no way to request or pay for a better local ranking. A locksmith near the top of the ordinary map results got there through relevance, distance and popularity for your search, not by paying Google for the spot.

The exact words, on Google’s local ranking help page, are: “There’s no way to request or pay for a better local ranking on Google.”

What does “Sponsored” mean in the map results?

“Sponsored” marks an ad. Google Maps shows ads as square pins on the map or next to a “Sponsored” label. An ad is something a business pays for, while Google says the ordinary local ranking can’t be requested or paid for.

That’s from Google Maps Help, “About ads in Maps”. A sponsored result is neither a bad sign nor a good one: check it like any other listing.

Is there a locksmith shop near me I can visit?

Amco has no shop to visit. We’re a mobile locksmith across Perth, Western Australia, and the van is the workshop. House keys, letterbox and padlock keys, and car keys for the makes we cover are cut on site, so nothing has to be taken away.

Our mobile locksmith Perth page explains how that works. Our suburb pages, such as Bayswater, cover what we do in each area.

What should “open 24 hours” mean on a locksmith’s listing?

“Open 24 hours” on a locksmith’s listing should mean a real person answers and can come out at any hour. Amco runs a 24 hour emergency service. After-hours work costs more and varies with the time, and the price is agreed before we start.

If you’re locked out now, our emergency locksmiths Perth page explains how we handle it. We won’t promise an arrival time on the phone; we’ll tell you honestly when we can be there.

How do I pick a locksmith I can trust from the map?

Before you ring, check two things: recent reviews that describe real jobs, and a WA Police security installer licence number you can look up yourself. A genuine locksmith gives the number without fuss. Amco’s is 30629, issued to Magnus Aller.

Our guide on how to check a locksmith is licensed in Western Australia walks through the licence lookup, the listing checks and what a locksmith should tell you before starting.