Fatal
Serious
Slight
Uncategorised
| Date | Local Authority | Vehicles | Casualties | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 Jan 1981 | Tynedale | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 10 Jan 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 13 Jan 1981 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 15 Jan 1981 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 16 Jan 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 17 Jan 1981 | Derwentside | 2 | 3 | Serious |
| Fri 30 Jan 1981 | Darlington | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 11 Feb 1981 | Calderdale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 13 Feb 1981 | Teesdale | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 26 Feb 1981 | Teesdale | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 1 Mar 1981 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 2 Mar 1981 | Sedgefield | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Thu 5 Mar 1981 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 8 Mar 1981 | Tynedale | 2 | 5 | Serious |
| Thu 12 Mar 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 13 Mar 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 17 Mar 1981 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 26 Mar 1981 | Darlington | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Fri 27 Mar 1981 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 28 Mar 1981 | Darlington | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 6 Apr 1981 | Tynedale | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 14 Apr 1981 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 20 Apr 1981 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 23 Apr 1981 | Teesdale | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 2 May 1981 | Darlington | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Wed 6 May 1981 | Wear Valley | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Sun 10 May 1981 | Tynedale | 1 | 4 | Serious |
| Tue 12 May 1981 | Tynedale | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Thu 14 May 1981 | Darlington | 3 | 4 | Serious |
| Mon 18 May 1981 | Teesdale | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Thu 21 May 1981 | Darlington | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 28 May 1981 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 29 May 1981 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 11 Jun 1981 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 13 Jun 1981 | Darlington | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 13 Jun 1981 | Darlington | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Wed 17 Jun 1981 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 26 Jun 1981 | Tynedale | 2 | 3 | Serious |
| Thu 9 Jul 1981 | Teesdale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 15 Jul 1981 | Teesdale | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 17 Jul 1981 | Tynedale | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 23 Jul 1981 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Mon 27 Jul 1981 | Wear Valley | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 30 Jul 1981 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 31 Jul 1981 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 1 Aug 1981 | Wear Valley | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Mon 3 Aug 1981 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 4 Aug 1981 | Wear Valley | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 21 Aug 1981 | Tynedale | 2 | 4 | Serious |
| Thu 27 Aug 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 5 Sep 1981 | Derwentside | 2 | 3 | Fatal |
| Sun 6 Sep 1981 | Tynedale | 3 | 4 | Serious |
| Tue 15 Sep 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 16 Sep 1981 | Darlington | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 18 Sep 1981 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 27 Sep 1981 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Mon 28 Sep 1981 | Tynedale | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Wed 30 Sep 1981 | Tynedale | 1 | 3 | Serious |
| Wed 7 Oct 1981 | Wear Valley | 2 | 1 | Fatal |
| Thu 8 Oct 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 9 Oct 1981 | Derwentside | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Mon 12 Oct 1981 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 15 Oct 1981 | Wear Valley | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 16 Oct 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 17 Oct 1981 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 21 Oct 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 25 Oct 1981 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 25 Oct 1981 | Wear Valley | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 27 Oct 1981 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 27 Oct 1981 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 29 Oct 1981 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 9 Nov 1981 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 12 Nov 1981 | Darlington | 2 | 5 | Fatal |
| Sun 15 Nov 1981 | Tynedale | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 22 Nov 1981 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Fatal |
| Mon 23 Nov 1981 | Tynedale | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Fri 27 Nov 1981 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 1 Dec 1981 | Wear Valley | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 4 Dec 1981 | Kirklees | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 19 Dec 1981 | Tynedale | 2 | 1 | Slight |