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Serious
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| Date | Local Authority | Vehicles | Casualties | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Jan 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 1 Jan 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sun 12 Jan 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 5 | Slight |
| Fri 17 Jan 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 20 Jan 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 21 Jan 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 22 Jan 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 22 Jan 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Tue 4 Feb 1997 | North Ayrshire | 5 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 10 Feb 1997 | Inverclyde | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 14 Feb 1997 | North Ayrshire | 5 | 3 | Slight |
| Sat 15 Feb 1997 | North Ayrshire | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 15 Feb 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 17 Feb 1997 | North Ayrshire | 4 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 17 Feb 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 18 Feb 1997 | Inverclyde | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 19 Feb 1997 | Inverclyde | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 19 Feb 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 22 Feb 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 23 Feb 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 26 Feb 1997 | Inverclyde | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 6 Mar 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 8 Mar 1997 | Inverclyde | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 8 Mar 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Sun 9 Mar 1997 | Inverclyde | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 10 Mar 1997 | Inverclyde | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 18 Mar 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Fri 21 Mar 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 30 Mar 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 12 Apr 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 15 Apr 1997 | South Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 16 Apr 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 23 Apr 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 26 Apr 1997 | North Ayrshire | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 26 Apr 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 26 Apr 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 28 Apr 1997 | South Ayrshire | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Tue 29 Apr 1997 | Inverclyde | 1 | 3 | Slight |
| Tue 29 Apr 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Wed 30 Apr 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 30 Apr 1997 | South Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 2 May 1997 | South Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 2 May 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 8 May 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 9 May 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Sun 11 May 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 14 May 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 16 May 1997 | South Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 17 May 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 20 May 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sun 25 May 1997 | North Ayrshire | 3 | 2 | Slight |
| Sun 25 May 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 4 | Serious |
| Sun 25 May 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 26 May 1997 | South Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 28 May 1997 | Inverclyde | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 3 Jun 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 3 | Serious |
| Thu 5 Jun 1997 | South Ayrshire | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 6 Jun 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 8 Jun 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 10 Jun 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 12 Jun 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 14 Jun 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 16 Jun 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 5 Jul 1997 | South Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 8 Jul 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 5 | Slight |
| Tue 15 Jul 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 19 Jul 1997 | South Ayrshire | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Tue 22 Jul 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 25 Jul 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 26 Jul 1997 | Inverclyde | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Mon 28 Jul 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 31 Jul 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Fri 1 Aug 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 3 | Serious |
| Fri 1 Aug 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 4 Aug 1997 | North Ayrshire | 3 | 6 | Slight |
| Mon 4 Aug 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 5 Aug 1997 | Inverclyde | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 5 Aug 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 6 Aug 1997 | Inverclyde | 4 | 3 | Slight |
| Sat 9 Aug 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Tue 12 Aug 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 12 Aug 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 13 Aug 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 14 Aug 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 18 Aug 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Wed 20 Aug 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 22 Aug 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 22 Aug 1997 | South Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 22 Aug 1997 | South Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 23 Aug 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 3 | Serious |
| Mon 25 Aug 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 29 Aug 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 31 Aug 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Mon 1 Sep 1997 | North Ayrshire | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 1 Sep 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 1 Sep 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 1 Sep 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 4 Sep 1997 | Inverclyde | 1 | 1 | Fatal |
| Sat 6 Sep 1997 | Inverclyde | 3 | 4 | Slight |
| Fri 12 Sep 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 13 Sep 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 16 Sep 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 16 Sep 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 17 Sep 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 19 Sep 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Sat 20 Sep 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 24 Sep 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 25 Sep 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 2 Oct 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Tue 7 Oct 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Thu 9 Oct 1997 | Inverclyde | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 9 Oct 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 10 Oct 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 3 | Serious |
| Wed 15 Oct 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 17 Oct 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Fri 17 Oct 1997 | North Ayrshire | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 19 Oct 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 3 | Slight |
| Sun 19 Oct 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 20 Oct 1997 | South Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 23 Oct 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 6 Nov 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 6 Nov 1997 | Inverclyde | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 10 Nov 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 12 Nov 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 13 Nov 1997 | North Ayrshire | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 14 Nov 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 16 Nov 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 18 Nov 1997 | Inverclyde | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 24 Nov 1997 | South Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 27 Nov 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 29 Nov 1997 | Inverclyde | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 1 Dec 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 3 Dec 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 4 Dec 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 4 Dec 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 5 Dec 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 8 Dec 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 9 Dec 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 10 Dec 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Wed 10 Dec 1997 | Inverclyde | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 12 Dec 1997 | Inverclyde | 3 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 12 Dec 1997 | North Ayrshire | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 12 Dec 1997 | North Ayrshire | 4 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 12 Dec 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 3 | Serious |
| Fri 12 Dec 1997 | North Ayrshire | 3 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 12 Dec 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 16 Dec 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 17 Dec 1997 | Inverclyde | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 17 Dec 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 20 Dec 1997 | Inverclyde | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 23 Dec 1997 | Inverclyde | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 24 Dec 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 26 Dec 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 26 Dec 1997 | North Ayrshire | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 30 Dec 1997 | Inverclyde | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 31 Dec 1997 | North Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | Serious |