Fatal
Serious
Slight
Uncategorised
| Date | Local Authority | Vehicles | Casualties | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 2 Jan 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 3 Jan 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 3 Jan 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 5 Jan 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 8 Jan 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 8 Jan 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 10 Jan 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 11 Jan 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Fri 12 Jan 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 13 Jan 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Fatal |
| Mon 15 Jan 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 19 Jan 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 19 Jan 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 19 Jan 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 22 Jan 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 23 Jan 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 29 Jan 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 1 Feb 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Fri 2 Feb 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 2 Feb 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 6 Feb 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 7 Feb 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 10 Feb 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 13 Feb 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 14 Feb 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 16 Feb 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 16 Feb 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 17 Feb 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Mon 26 Feb 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 28 Feb 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 2 Mar 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 5 Mar 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Fri 9 Mar 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 12 Mar 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 12 Mar 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 14 Mar 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 22 Mar 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 23 Mar 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 24 Mar 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 29 Mar 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 2 Apr 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 9 Apr 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 18 Apr 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 24 Apr 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 25 Apr 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 29 Apr 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 3 May 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 17 May 1979 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 25 May 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 25 May 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 1 Jun 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 5 Jun 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 7 Jun 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 15 Jun 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 16 Jun 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 16 Jun 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 18 Jun 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 18 Jun 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 21 Jun 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 21 Jun 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 25 Jun 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 5 | Slight |
| Fri 29 Jun 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 30 Jun 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 2 Jul 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 4 Jul 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 5 Jul 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 13 Jul 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 18 Jul 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 20 Jul 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 20 Jul 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 27 Jul 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 28 Jul 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 7 Aug 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 7 Aug 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 10 Aug 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 13 Aug 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 23 Aug 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Sat 25 Aug 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 25 Aug 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 27 Aug 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 30 Aug 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 1 Sep 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 8 Sep 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 13 Sep 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 13 Sep 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 27 Sep 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 28 Sep 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Sun 30 Sep 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 6 Oct 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 11 Oct 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 12 Oct 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 14 Oct 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 16 Oct 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Mon 22 Oct 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 23 Oct 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Sat 27 Oct 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 5 Nov 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 6 Nov 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 7 Nov 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 11 Nov 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 12 Nov 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 14 Nov 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 15 Nov 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 15 Nov 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Fatal |
| Fri 16 Nov 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 17 Nov 1979 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 22 Nov 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 22 Nov 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 23 Nov 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 24 Nov 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 24 Nov 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Tue 27 Nov 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 30 Nov 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 2 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 3 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 4 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 7 Dec 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 11 Dec 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 11 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 11 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 17 Dec 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Mon 17 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Fatal |
| Tue 18 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 3 | Serious |
| Tue 18 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 18 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 18 Dec 1979 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 19 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 19 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 20 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 21 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 22 Dec 1979 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 29 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Sun 30 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 31 Dec 1979 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Slight |