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