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