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Best ABUS door bolt

Updated: October 2026

You want one ABUS bolt, and the shelf offers a covered slide at about £20 and a brass bolt at about £4 that share a logo and little else. The best ABUS door bolt in this amazon.co.uk set depends on the job. A compact extra while you are in the house is a different buy from privacy on a flush internal door. Live prices stay on the [ABUS door bolt comparison](/hub/door-and-window-security/abus-door-bolt). Size, flush faces and the insurance limit are on the [buying guide](/hub/door-and-window-security/abus-door-bolt/sub/abus-door-bolt-buying-guide). Peter F. compared the three kept listings, updated 19 October 2026. This is not a lab test. A qualifying purchase through an amazon.co.uk link can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one ABUS bolt, and the shelf offers a covered slide at about £20 and a brass bolt at about £4 that share a logo and little else. The best ABUS door bolt in this amazon.co.uk set depends on the job.

Our top picks

ABUS ABUS SR30 slide bolt, white

Best overall

ABUS ABUS SR30 slide bolt, white
9.2/10about £20.13
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ABUS ABUS 60 mm door bolt, matt nickel

Rank 2

ABUS ABUS 60 mm door bolt, matt nickel
8.8/10about £7.39
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ABUS ABUS SR40 brass door bolt, 40 mm

Best value

ABUS ABUS SR40 brass door bolt, 40 mm
8.2/10about £3.99
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On this page
  1. 1.Best compact extra bolt
  2. 2.Best small spend
  3. 3.The 60 mm listing in the middle
  4. 4.Who should leave this page

Best compact extra bolt

The top pick for a covered extra is the white ABUS SR30 at about £20.13. It is 4.6 from 1,417 reviews, and UK reviewers are in that record. The case is about 3.9 × 5.9 cm. Screws and spacer plates are listed, and the casing hides the screw heads. ABUS's security level 3 is its own 1–10 scale. It is not VdS-approved, and it is not BS 3621. Buy it when the space is tight and you will slide it at night from the inside. The caps are stiff, the supplied screws were a bit long, and one screw stripped in hard timber. A feature tag says key unlock on a keyless title. Skip it when the step beats the spacer plates, or when a child or a weak grip may be shut in. What the extra money changes is on the SR30 versus SR40 page.

Best small spend

The best value for a small privacy bolt is the ABUS SR40 M at about £3.99: 40 mm brass, a round end, model 03593, about 40 g. It is 4.1 from 213 ratings. The sampled texts are mostly from France, Spain, Italy and Germany, so that is not a British verdict. Reviewers use it for a bathroom, a cupboard, a baby gate and a motorhome. The photograph hides how short 40 mm is. Screws are mentioned, including longer ones for the keep, but one pack arrived open without them, the lengths were mixed, and screws stripped. The knob unwound within days, and a hard pull on a cupboard handle slid the bolt open. The faces need to be level. No ABUS security level was found, and outdoor use is unanswered. Take it only when the door is internal, the faces are flush, and you check the pack before you drill.
ABUS ABUS SR30 slide bolt, white

Testsieger

ABUS ABUS SR30 slide bolt, white
9.2/10about £20.13
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The 60 mm listing in the middle

The 60 mm matt nickel bolt, at about £7.39, is the middle listing. It is 4.4 from 95 reviews, alloy steel, with screws included. The sampled texts are from France, Germany and Spain, describe a plain surface bolt despite a key-lock tag, and include rust in an uninsulated room within two years. Choose it only when you have measured for about 60 mm and you accept that non-UK sample. A higher star than 4.1 does not make it the best value.

Who should leave this page

Leave if a timber final exit has been named as BS 3621 or BS 8621, or if the weak part of a uPVC door is the cylinder. Police advice on a cylinder change points at a TS007 three-star cylinder, not a face-fixed bolt. A 40 mm bolt on a shed is the mistake this set is most likely to cause. Leave if the frame is proud of the door, or if you need the bolt to hold while you are away. All three work from the knob side. A household that can open a covered night bolt stays with the SR30. A cupboard or bathroom catch, after you inspect the screws, stays with the SR40. Fitting is on the how to fit page.

Common questions

Which ABUS door bolt should I buy?
Buy the SR30 at about £20 when you want the covered keyless extra and the door is nearly flush. Buy the SR40 at about £3.99 when the job is privacy on a flush internal door and you will check the screws and the real size. Buy the 60 mm nickel bolt only as that measured middle case. Do not buy any of them as the lock you rely on when the house is empty.
Is the dearest one the strongest?
The SR30 is the only one with an ABUS security level, and that level is 3 on ABUS's own scale. It also has the covered screws and the large review count. Strongest is not a test we can claim. A surface bolt can still be forced, and level 3 is not a British Standard. The extra money buys the covered design and the clearer listing, not a certificate.
Is the £4 bolt a false economy?
It is a false economy if you needed the SR30's cover, spacers, or a review record with UK fitting notes, or if you needed shed security. It is a fair spend if 40 mm really spans your flush bathroom or cupboard door and the screws in the pack are usable. Several review complaints are about those screws and about a knob that unwinds, so open the packet first.
Where does the 60 mm nickel bolt fit?
It fits an indoor flush door where about 60 mm and a matt nickel finish are what you measured for. At about £7.39 it costs more than the brass bolt and less than the SR30, with only 95 reviews and no UK texts in the sample. It is not a keyed lock, whatever the lock-type field says.
Do more reviews mean the bolt is certified?
No. The SR30's 1,417 reviews are a reason to trust the fitting comments, not a Kitemark. Certification would be a named standard on a lock that meets it. None of these listings prints BS 3621, Sold Secure, or Secured by Design.

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Sources

Public UK and manufacturer sources from the research digest, used for this page in October 2026. Prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures in this comparison. ABUS security level 3 is not treated as a British Standard.

  1. ABUS SR30 page (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  2. ABUS SR30 datasheet (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  3. Police.uk: door and window locks (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  4. West Yorkshire Police: door and window advice (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  5. BSI: BS 3621 scope (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  6. Master Locksmiths Association: minimum security, January 2025 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  7. Secured by Design: locks and associated hardware (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  8. Suffolk Latch Company: choosing a door bolt (retrieved 19 October 2026)