Fatal
Serious
Slight
Uncategorised
| Date | Local Authority | Vehicles | Casualties | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 5 Jan 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 19 Jan 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 29 Jan 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 1 Feb 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Mon 3 Feb 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 4 Feb 1997 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 6 Feb 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 18 Feb 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 18 Feb 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 25 Feb 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 4 Mar 1997 | Durham | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 8 Mar 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 13 Mar 1997 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 18 Mar 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 20 Mar 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 21 Mar 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 21 Mar 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 22 Mar 1997 | Durham | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sun 30 Mar 1997 | Durham | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 7 Apr 1997 | Durham | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Mon 5 May 1997 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 6 May 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 15 May 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 2 Jun 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 7 Jun 1997 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 11 Jun 1997 | Durham | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 19 Jun 1997 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 24 Jun 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 25 Jun 1997 | Durham | 2 | 4 | Serious |
| Wed 25 Jun 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 26 Jun 1997 | Derwentside | 3 | 4 | Slight |
| Sun 6 Jul 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Wed 9 Jul 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 9 Jul 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 10 Jul 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 14 Jul 1997 | Durham | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 17 Jul 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 18 Jul 1997 | Durham | 4 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 22 Jul 1997 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 22 Jul 1997 | Durham | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Mon 28 Jul 1997 | Durham | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Tue 29 Jul 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 7 Aug 1997 | Durham | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 27 Aug 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 1 Sep 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 4 Sep 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 26 Sep 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 27 Sep 1997 | Derwentside | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 30 Sep 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 30 Sep 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 4 Oct 1997 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 7 Oct 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 20 Oct 1997 | Durham | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Wed 22 Oct 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 2 | Fatal |
| Sat 25 Oct 1997 | Durham | 1 | 3 | Slight |
| Wed 12 Nov 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 17 Nov 1997 | Derwentside | 1 | 3 | Slight |
| Mon 24 Nov 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 25 Nov 1997 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Mon 1 Dec 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 1 Dec 1997 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 2 Dec 1997 | Durham | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 5 Dec 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 15 Dec 1997 | Durham | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 23 Dec 1997 | Derwentside | 2 | 4 | Slight |