A number of initiatives to increase public involvement in policing of the area have led to a reduction in already low crime figures and a rise in satisfaction in the service provided by local police.
The work has been lead by the area's Community Beat Manager PC Simon Jones, who says the increased involvement of local residents and local businesses and partners in operations such as Summer Nights is vital.
Said PC Jones: "Great Eccleston is an extremely safe area and our main goal is to make sure it stays that way and keep crime and anti-social behaviour at low levels.
"To do that successfully we have looked to increase public participation. We have set up a neighbourhood watch group which holds regular meetings and we have actively looked to increasing the number of people who attend out Police and Community Together (PACT) meetings at the parish council meetings.
"But as well as engagement we are using the powers available to us to target our main offenders. There has been a marked increase in foot patrol at key times and areas that concerned residents.''
As well as listening to the community PC Jones said officers were using the powers available to them to target those causing the most problems.
He said: "Positive action is taken against all our small number of target offenders in the area and a number have been placed on Acceptable Behaviour Contracts. The contracts are an agreement between offenders, the police and an appropriate adult if necessary, outlining how the offender should behave and they seem to have been very successful.''
PC Jones has also been linking in with the fellow CBM Sharon Lyons who covers Little Eccleston and other areas to share information on problem individuals.
He concluded: "Although crime was low in Great Eccleston there was a sense that a number of residents felt they were not getting an appropriate response from the police.
"The work we have done seems to have altered that perception and the feedback we have had has been excellent.''
Parish councillor Mr Jim Procter, who is also the area's Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator said: "The Garstang South Neighbourhood Policing team are doing an excellent job in the village and the feedback I have had from the community is that they are more than pleased with the efforts being undertaken to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.''