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@hugo7
^ I too think a QR done up tight enough on the rear will be ok.
Pretty sure sheldon says the original reason was in the late 80s when couriers first invented track fixed gears QR were wingnuts and one flew off into the crowd and killed someone.
HOWEVER, having used pittlocks, I'm not that convinced that you can get the same pressure (?) with a pittlock as with a normal QR, and I think it would be a bit more fiddly to get the wheel in the position.
Personally, I'd just buy/upgrade to a new and improved front road wheel, use a pittlock and sack off the rear. The cost and effort of faffing about basically cancels out the cost and likely hood of someone stealing the rear light.
Just my 2p.