To insure safety of your personal space I think it makes sense to live on a dead end street here. And to have a guard and/or gated access. You also do not want to live across the street from a park here, since the park is where people will sit innocently while they case your house and clock your movements. We bought our house because we made friends with the guard on our street and realized he was doing a great job of interrogating every single person who came down the street. He was a watchdog. He retired and we now have two younger watchdogs, who carry clubs and whistles. And we don't have break-ins here.
