There is a bike rack near the main entrance to every campus building, and a large secure cycle shelter near each hall of residence. Many Hawthorns residents cycle daily to university. There is a bicycle shop either in the student's union building or in central Newcastle. Cyclists regularly use showers in the leisure centre and in all major campus buildings. Campus lighting is adequate to allow safe use of public transport at all hours.
Separate paths are available wherever pedestrians necessarily encounter road traffic.
The speed limit of 20 mph on the campus ring-road is enforced. The speed limit on Keele Hill and selected nearby roads is 40 mph. The university encourages off-campus staff to work from home where appropriate, taking advantage of various information technologies to support their teaching, administration and research activities. The university encourages hitchhiking, but stresses the risks and provides safety guidelines to both drivers and passengers. New staff are required without exception to live within 20 miles of campus.