Councillors on Monday will consider a motion to end public access to the pedestrian walkway between the Walla Place residential cul-de-sac and Glenfield Park Oval.

Walla Place residents told The Daily Advertiser that people would use the laneway to consume alcohol late into the night, leaving broken bottles and banging on the metal fences.

One nearby resident, who asked not to be named, said the walkway was "dangerous".

"I've been in there this morning cleaning up litter," he said.

The resident also suspected that the laneway was allowing car fire suspects to hide from police when fleeing from around the railway tracks.

Another resident said closing the laneway would not inconvenience residents as there were other ways to access the oval from around Walla Place.

"The people who live here are not the ones in the laneway at two in the morning," he said.

The fences inside the laneway have also been described as a target for vandalism.

Wagga Neighbourhood Watch president Wayne Deaner said the council should at least install security lights or help fund CCTV cameras.

"At the end of the day, I have to support what the residents are telling me," he said.

"Closing the laneway would eliminate one of the causes of crime in the area."

A report to councillors said a permanent closure of the laneway under the Roads Act 1993 could attract prohibitive costs.

"The proposal to temporarily close the laneway will involve fencing off the laneway at the eastern end with colourbond fencing to prevent pedestrian traffic usage," the report stated. 

"By using this method, the laneway can easily be re-opened to the public if required...public consultation is recommended to ensure that the proposed outcome reflects the concerns of all affected Glenfield Park residents."

The cost of advertising the public consultation was estimated at $600.