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Serious
Slight
Uncategorised
| Date | Local Authority | Vehicles | Casualties | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 13 Jan 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 20 Jan 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 4 | Serious |
| Thu 25 Jan 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 26 Jan 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 9 Feb 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 9 Feb 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 24 Feb 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 26 Feb 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 2 Mar 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 2 Mar 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 5 Mar 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Fri 16 Mar 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 20 Mar 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Fatal |
| Wed 21 Mar 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 21 Mar 1979 | Derwentside | 8 | 5 | Slight |
| Thu 22 Mar 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 28 Mar 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 29 Mar 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 31 Mar 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 2 Apr 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 4 Apr 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 6 Apr 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 7 Apr 1979 | Derwentside | 4 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 9 Apr 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 10 Apr 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 14 Apr 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 17 Apr 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 20 Apr 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 4 May 1979 | Chester-le-Street | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 16 May 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 17 May 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 19 May 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 23 May 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 24 May 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 28 May 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Wed 30 May 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 1 Jun 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 3 Jun 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 12 Jun 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 23 Jun 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 1 Jul 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 8 Jul 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 12 Jul 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 19 Jul 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 27 Jul 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 28 Jul 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 28 Jul 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sun 29 Jul 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 29 Jul 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 8 Aug 1979 | Gateshead | 3 | 2 | Serious |
| Tue 14 Aug 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 14 Aug 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 15 Aug 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sun 19 Aug 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 20 Aug 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 28 Aug 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 3 Sep 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 3 Sep 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 5 Sep 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 11 Sep 1979 | Derwentside | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 19 Sep 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 22 Sep 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 1 Oct 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 1 Oct 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 10 Oct 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 12 Oct 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 12 Oct 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sun 14 Oct 1979 | Durham | 3 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 16 Oct 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 19 Oct 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 20 Oct 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 24 Oct 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Thu 25 Oct 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 29 Oct 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 29 Oct 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 31 Oct 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 2 Nov 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 7 Nov 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 7 Nov 1979 | Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 9 Nov 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Sun 11 Nov 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Mon 12 Nov 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 13 Nov 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 17 Nov 1979 | Gateshead | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 19 Nov 1979 | Gateshead | 3 | 6 | Slight |
| Sat 24 Nov 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 27 Nov 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 29 Nov 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 7 Dec 1979 | Gateshead | 2 | 4 | Serious |
| Fri 7 Dec 1979 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 31 Dec 1979 | Derwentside | 2 | 1 | Slight |