Figures were provided by the Department of Communities and Justice to the Crime Prevention Working Group ahead of their meeting Monday afternoon.

It was shown that one fire damaged property in Ashmont under Land and Housing Corporation is awaiting a decision on how to proceed with repairs, while an additional two properties in Tolland are awaiting demolition due to fire damage deeming the buildings beyond repair.

All three homes were abandoned social housing properties.

Member of the crime prevention group Thomas Gardiner said they hoped to gain insight into the cause of the issue at their next meeting.

"It's no surprise really that this is happening in those areas," he said.

"All of the homes burnt out are in areas of high crime rates, being Ashmont and Tolland as the top two."

Mr Gardiner said community input would be key to lowering those rates.

"We want to organise getting a sub committee together to physically go out to those hot spot areas and talk to residents to hear their ideas, needs, wants and concerns and give the community back their power," he said.

"If someone is living next door to a house that gets damaged, they can give us insight into why it is happening and what they have seen, so talking to people in the centre of the issue is key."

The Department of Communities and Justice reported a total of 1250 social housing properties across the Wagga Local Government Area.

"[The properties are] largely in the areas of Tolland, Kooringal, Mt Austin and Turvey Park," a DCJ spokesperson said.

"These are a combination of Land and Housing Corporation (LAHC) and Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) owned properties."

The spokesperson said the department had worked closely with local residents, community centres and service providers, including emergency services, to raise awareness with tenants around fire over the past 12 months.

"The Department of Communities and Justice works closely with NSW Police in the event a property is damaged by fire," they said.

"Where there is evidence that a tenant has deliberately caused property damage, including fire, DCJ will pursue legal action and the tenant may be deemed ineligible for future tenancies.

"For tenants who are impacted by fire or other damage and deemed not responsible, DCJ provides temporary accommodation and works closely with them to establish a new tenancy."

The figures presented to the Crime Prevention Working Group also indicated four properties were awaiting contractors to commence vacant restoration spread across Wagga with one in Ashmont, and a further eight properties, five of which are in Ashmont, with LAHC that are to be sold on due to not being viable to restore.