Fatal
Serious
Slight
Uncategorised
| Date | Local Authority | Vehicles | Casualties | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 Jan 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 8 Jan 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 8 Jan 1980 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 12 Jan 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 26 Jan 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 31 Jan 1980 | Chester-le-Street | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 7 Feb 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 8 Feb 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 3 | Serious |
| Mon 18 Feb 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 5 | Serious |
| Sun 2 Mar 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 6 Mar 1980 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Mon 17 Mar 1980 | Chester-le-Street | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 20 Mar 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 21 Mar 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 21 Mar 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 1 Apr 1980 | South Tyneside | 3 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 5 Apr 1980 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 12 Apr 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 13 Apr 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 3 | Serious |
| Mon 28 Apr 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 5 May 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 6 May 1980 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 9 May 1980 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 10 May 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 14 May 1980 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 14 May 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 15 May 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 16 May 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 18 May 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 20 May 1980 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 20 May 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 28 May 1980 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 30 May 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 30 May 1980 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 1 Jun 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 10 Jun 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Mon 16 Jun 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 18 Jun 1980 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Fri 20 Jun 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 5 Jul 1980 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 10 Jul 1980 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Sun 13 Jul 1980 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 13 Jul 1980 | Chester-le-Street | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 17 Jul 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 22 Jul 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 26 Jul 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 30 Jul 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sun 3 Aug 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 4 Aug 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 12 Aug 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 14 Aug 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 15 Aug 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 16 Aug 1980 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 17 Aug 1980 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 23 Aug 1980 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 23 Aug 1980 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 23 Aug 1980 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 23 Aug 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 24 Aug 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 25 Aug 1980 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 30 Aug 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 6 Sep 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Fatal |
| Thu 11 Sep 1980 | Chester-le-Street | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 12 Sep 1980 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 13 Sep 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 13 Sep 1980 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 27 Sep 1980 | Chester-le-Street | 1 | 3 | Slight |
| Sat 27 Sep 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 28 Sep 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 30 Sep 1980 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 30 Sep 1980 | Chester-le-Street | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 2 Oct 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 3 Oct 1980 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 9 Oct 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 23 Oct 1980 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 25 Oct 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Tue 28 Oct 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 29 Oct 1980 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | Serious |
| Thu 30 Oct 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 1 Nov 1980 | South Tyneside | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 4 Nov 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 5 | Serious |
| Wed 5 Nov 1980 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 8 Nov 1980 | Chester-le-Street | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 12 Nov 1980 | Chester-le-Street | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 12 Nov 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 13 Nov 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 4 | Serious |
| Mon 17 Nov 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 25 Nov 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 27 Nov 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 27 Nov 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 3 Dec 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 6 Dec 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 6 Dec 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 10 Dec 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 12 Dec 1980 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sun 28 Dec 1980 | Sunderland | 5 | 3 | Fatal |
| Wed 31 Dec 1980 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |