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