Fatal
Serious
Slight
Uncategorised
| Date | Local Authority | Vehicles | Casualties | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 3 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 5 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 6 Jan 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 10 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 12 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 14 Jan 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 15 Jan 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 16 Jan 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 17 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 17 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 17 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 20 Jan 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 22 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 23 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 24 Jan 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 24 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 25 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 27 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 28 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 30 Jan 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 31 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 31 Jan 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 6 Feb 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 6 Feb 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 6 Feb 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 9 Feb 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 9 Feb 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 13 Feb 1981 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | Fatal |
| Sat 14 Feb 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 17 Feb 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 24 Feb 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 25 Feb 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 2 Mar 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 5 Mar 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Thu 5 Mar 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 7 Mar 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 8 Mar 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 13 Mar 1981 | Sunderland | 3 | 3 | Serious |
| Sat 14 Mar 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 17 Mar 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 19 Mar 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 21 Mar 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 21 Mar 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 3 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Fatal |
| Sat 4 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 11 Apr 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 11 Apr 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 11 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 11 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Mon 13 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 14 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 14 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 15 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 17 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 18 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 18 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 19 Apr 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 25 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 28 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Thu 30 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 30 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 30 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 9 May 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 16 May 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 4 | Serious |
| Sat 16 May 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 17 May 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 22 May 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 23 May 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 26 May 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 28 May 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 6 Jun 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 7 Jun 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 7 Jun 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 16 Jun 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 17 Jun 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 19 Jun 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 24 Jun 1981 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 24 Jun 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 1 Jul 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 2 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | Serious |
| Fri 3 Jul 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 6 Jul 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 7 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 9 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 14 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 17 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 17 Jul 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 17 Jul 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 18 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 19 Jul 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 19 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 20 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 21 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 1 Aug 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 5 Aug 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 5 Aug 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 6 Aug 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 7 Aug 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 15 Aug 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 15 Aug 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 15 Aug 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 19 Aug 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 20 Aug 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 24 Aug 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 29 Aug 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 2 Sep 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 2 Sep 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 4 Sep 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 4 Sep 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 4 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Fri 4 Sep 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 4 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 7 Sep 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 7 Sep 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Fatal |
| Wed 9 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 10 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 10 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 11 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 12 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 17 Sep 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 18 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 21 Sep 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 28 Sep 1981 | Easington | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 1 Oct 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 6 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 16 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Fatal |
| Sat 17 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 17 Oct 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Mon 19 Oct 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 21 Oct 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 22 Oct 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 22 Oct 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 22 Oct 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 22 Oct 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 29 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 30 Oct 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 31 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 5 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 7 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 14 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 16 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 16 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 17 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 19 Nov 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Fatal |
| Thu 19 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 20 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 21 Nov 1981 | Easington | 2 | 5 | Slight |
| Sun 22 Nov 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 22 Nov 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 23 Nov 1981 | Easington | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 24 Nov 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 24 Nov 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 25 Nov 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 30 Nov 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 2 Dec 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 2 Dec 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 2 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 5 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 5 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 9 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 9 Dec 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Fatal |
| Thu 10 Dec 1981 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Thu 10 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 12 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 16 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 16 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 21 Dec 1981 | Easington | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 22 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Fatal |
| Mon 28 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 29 Dec 1981 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 30 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |