Fatal
Serious
Slight
Uncategorised
| Date | Local Authority | Vehicles | Casualties | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 7 Jan 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 7 Jan 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 9 Jan 1997 | Gateshead | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 11 Jan 1997 | Gateshead | 3 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 11 Jan 1997 | Gateshead | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 14 Jan 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 15 Jan 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 16 Jan 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 16 Jan 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 20 Jan 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sun 26 Jan 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 28 Jan 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 31 Jan 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 1 Feb 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 4 Feb 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 7 Feb 1997 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 12 Feb 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 13 Feb 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 15 Feb 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 17 Feb 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 20 Feb 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 20 Feb 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 24 Feb 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 27 Feb 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 28 Feb 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 2 Mar 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 3 Mar 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 10 Mar 1997 | South Tyneside | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 11 Mar 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 19 Mar 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 3 Apr 1997 | South Tyneside | 3 | 7 | Slight |
| Thu 10 Apr 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 11 Apr 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 11 Apr 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 16 Apr 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 17 Apr 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 23 Apr 1997 | South Tyneside | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 29 Apr 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 2 May 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 2 May 1997 | South Tyneside | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 6 May 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 6 May 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 7 May 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 7 May 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 8 May 1997 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 8 May 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 8 May 1997 | Gateshead | 4 | 3 | Slight |
| Fri 9 May 1997 | Gateshead | 4 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 10 May 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 12 May 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 15 May 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 16 May 1997 | South Tyneside | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 17 May 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 22 May 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 26 May 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 30 May 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 1 Jun 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 4 Jun 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 5 Jun 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 5 Jun 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 5 Jun 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 9 Jun 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 9 Jun 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 9 Jun 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 12 Jun 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 16 Jun 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 19 Jun 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 22 Jun 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 25 Jun 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 25 Jun 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 25 Jun 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 26 Jun 1997 | Gateshead | 4 | 6 | Slight |
| Wed 2 Jul 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 4 Jul 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Fri 4 Jul 1997 | South Tyneside | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 9 Jul 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 13 Jul 1997 | Gateshead | 3 | 3 | Slight |
| Fri 18 Jul 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 19 Jul 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 22 Jul 1997 | Gateshead | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 24 Jul 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 26 Jul 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 5 Aug 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 5 Aug 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 7 Aug 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 12 Aug 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Wed 13 Aug 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 13 Aug 1997 | Gateshead | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 22 Aug 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 23 Aug 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 4 Sep 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 6 Sep 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Fri 12 Sep 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 13 Sep 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Tue 23 Sep 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 25 Sep 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 30 Sep 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 1 Oct 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 6 Oct 1997 | Gateshead | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 6 Oct 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 6 Oct 1997 | Gateshead | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 11 Oct 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 16 Oct 1997 | Gateshead | 5 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 20 Oct 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 29 Oct 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 3 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 6 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 7 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 10 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 11 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Wed 12 Nov 1997 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 15 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Sun 16 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 3 | Fatal |
| Mon 17 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 19 Nov 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 20 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 20 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 21 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 22 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sun 23 Nov 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 24 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 24 Nov 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 26 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 27 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 28 Nov 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 2 Dec 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 6 Dec 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 8 Dec 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 11 Dec 1997 | South Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 12 Dec 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 3 | Serious |
| Fri 12 Dec 1997 | South Tyneside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 15 Dec 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 16 Dec 1997 | South Tyneside | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 28 Dec 1997 | Gateshead | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Tue 30 Dec 1997 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |