Only two of your 4 suggestions has met with resistance. Maybe 'the likes of' me don't live near your other options.

For what it's worth, my main reason for objecting to a gate in our wall is not crime but how it would alter the street's dynamic.

On a related note, I've been on the Rise for 8 years and only in the last few months discovered the pathway alongside the church and through to Park Hill. My kids love using it but I feel uncomfortable doing so, so rarely do (and not just because it is probably more of a 'long-cut').