Fatal
Serious
Slight
Uncategorised
| Date | Local Authority | Vehicles | Casualties | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 7 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 7 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 8 Jan 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 13 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 20 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 20 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 24 Jan 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 30 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 30 Jan 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 30 Jan 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 31 Jan 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 1 Feb 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 5 Feb 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 6 Feb 1981 | Wear Valley | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 9 Feb 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 9 Feb 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 11 Feb 1981 | Wear Valley | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 11 Feb 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 19 Feb 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 19 Feb 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 20 Feb 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 20 Feb 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Mon 23 Feb 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 24 Feb 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 28 Feb 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 3 Mar 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 6 Mar 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 7 Mar 1981 | Wear Valley | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 7 Mar 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Mon 9 Mar 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 9 Mar 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 12 Mar 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 14 Mar 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 19 Mar 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 20 Mar 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 20 Mar 1981 | Durham | 2 | 11 | Serious |
| Tue 24 Mar 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 24 Mar 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 27 Mar 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 1 Apr 1981 | Durham | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 7 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 7 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 10 Apr 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 10 Apr 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 12 Apr 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 13 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 14 Apr 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 24 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 25 Apr 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Tue 28 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 28 Apr 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 4 May 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 4 May 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 7 May 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 8 May 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 11 May 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 13 May 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 16 May 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 17 May 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Fatal |
| Sun 17 May 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 19 May 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 26 May 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 27 May 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 30 May 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 2 Jun 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 4 Jun 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 5 Jun 1981 | Durham | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 5 Jun 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 5 Jun 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 8 Jun 1981 | Durham | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 14 Jun 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 16 Jun 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 17 Jun 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 4 | Serious |
| Wed 17 Jun 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 26 Jun 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 27 Jun 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 28 Jun 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 29 Jun 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 30 Jun 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 30 Jun 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 8 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Tue 14 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 14 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Thu 16 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 21 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 21 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 21 Jul 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 23 Jul 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 31 Jul 1981 | Durham | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 3 Aug 1981 | Durham | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Thu 13 Aug 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 14 Aug 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 17 Aug 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 20 Aug 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 21 Aug 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 28 Aug 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 2 Sep 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 3 Sep 1981 | Wear Valley | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Fri 4 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 4 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 8 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 9 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 11 Sep 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 11 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 12 Sep 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 12 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 17 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 17 Sep 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 18 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Fri 25 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 27 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 28 Sep 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Tue 29 Sep 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 1 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 2 Oct 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 2 Oct 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 4 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 5 Oct 1981 | Durham | 2 | 5 | Serious |
| Mon 5 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 6 Oct 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 6 Oct 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 7 Oct 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 9 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 10 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 10 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 15 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 17 Oct 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 17 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 19 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 22 Oct 1981 | Wear Valley | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 23 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 3 | Serious |
| Sat 24 Oct 1981 | Durham | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 24 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 24 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 25 Oct 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 28 Oct 1981 | Durham | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Thu 29 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 29 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 31 Oct 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 4 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 4 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 7 Nov 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 7 Nov 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 12 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 12 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 12 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 12 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 18 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 4 | Serious |
| Sat 21 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 21 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 21 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 21 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 24 Nov 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 25 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 25 Nov 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 26 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Fatal |
| Thu 26 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 27 Nov 1981 | Durham | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 28 Nov 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 28 Nov 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Sun 29 Nov 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 29 Nov 1981 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 3 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 3 | Serious |
| Fri 4 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 8 Dec 1981 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 17 Dec 1981 | Wear Valley | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 18 Dec 1981 | Wear Valley | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 18 Dec 1981 | Wear Valley | 3 | 4 | Serious |
| Sat 19 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 22 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Tue 22 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 23 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 30 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 31 Dec 1981 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Serious |