Fatal
Serious
Slight
Uncategorised
| Date | Local Authority | Vehicles | Casualties | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 19 Jan 1979 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 30 Jan 1979 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 31 Jan 1979 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 2 Feb 1979 | Teesdale | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 5 Feb 1979 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 6 Feb 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 12 Feb 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 4 | Serious |
| Mon 12 Feb 1979 | Teesdale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 13 Feb 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 17 Feb 1979 | Darlington | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 28 Feb 1979 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 4 Mar 1979 | Tynedale | 3 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 6 Mar 1979 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 13 Mar 1979 | Wear Valley | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 16 Mar 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 16 Mar 1979 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 21 Mar 1979 | Wear Valley | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 24 Mar 1979 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 24 Mar 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 24 Mar 1979 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 31 Mar 1979 | Tynedale | 1 | 3 | Serious |
| Wed 4 Apr 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 13 Apr 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 6 May 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 8 May 1979 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 20 May 1979 | Tynedale | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 26 May 1979 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 28 May 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Fri 1 Jun 1979 | Tynedale | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 1 Jun 1979 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 2 Jun 1979 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 8 Jun 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 3 | Serious |
| Thu 14 Jun 1979 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 16 Jun 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 23 Jun 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Tue 3 Jul 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 6 Jul 1979 | Wear Valley | 1 | 4 | Slight |
| Sun 8 Jul 1979 | Wear Valley | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Thu 12 Jul 1979 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 12 Jul 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 12 Jul 1979 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 14 Jul 1979 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 17 Jul 1979 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 20 Jul 1979 | Tynedale | 1 | 4 | Slight |
| Mon 23 Jul 1979 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 24 Jul 1979 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 27 Jul 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 30 Jul 1979 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 2 Aug 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 2 Aug 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 11 Aug 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 11 Aug 1979 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 13 Aug 1979 | Darlington | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Thu 16 Aug 1979 | Teesdale | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Fri 17 Aug 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 19 Aug 1979 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 21 Aug 1979 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 25 Aug 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Fri 31 Aug 1979 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 31 Aug 1979 | Tynedale | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 1 Sep 1979 | Wear Valley | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 4 Sep 1979 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 7 Sep 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 3 | Fatal |
| Fri 14 Sep 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 26 Sep 1979 | Teesdale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 25 Oct 1979 | Darlington | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 1 Nov 1979 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 14 Nov 1979 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 18 Nov 1979 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Fatal |
| Mon 19 Nov 1979 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 20 Nov 1979 | Teesdale | 3 | 2 | Serious |
| Tue 20 Nov 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 23 Nov 1979 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 25 Nov 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 28 Nov 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 7 Dec 1979 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 10 Dec 1979 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 14 Dec 1979 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 17 Dec 1979 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 19 Dec 1979 | Wear Valley | 2 | 1 | Fatal |
| Sat 22 Dec 1979 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 25 Dec 1979 | Wear Valley | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Wed 26 Dec 1979 | Manchester | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 29 Dec 1979 | Teesdale | 1 | 1 | Slight |