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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2018-02-09</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001547638</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Southcross Energy Partners, L.P.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SXE</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001616242</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Southcross Holdings LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O SOUTHCROSS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1717 MAIN STREET, SUITE 5200</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DALLAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>75201</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001616245</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Southcross Holdings GP, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O SOUTHCROSS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1717 MAIN STREET, SUITE 5200</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DALLAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>75201</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001681944</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Southcross Holdings Intermediary LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O SOUTHCROSS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1717 MAIN STREET, SUITE 5200</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DALLAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>75201</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001616243</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Southcross Holdings Guarantor LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O SOUTHCROSS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1717 MAIN STREET, SUITE 5200</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DALLAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>75201</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001616246</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Southcross Holdings Guarantor GP LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O SOUTHCROSS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1717 MAIN STREET, SUITE 5200</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DALLAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>75201</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001616244</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Southcross Holdings Borrower LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O SOUTHCROSS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1717 MAIN STREET, SUITE 5200</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DALLAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>75201</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001616247</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Southcross Holdings Borrower GP LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O SOUTHCROSS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1717 MAIN STREET, SUITE 5200</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DALLAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>75201</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable></nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class B Convertible Units</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2018-02-09</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>320890</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Units (Limited Partnership Interests)</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>18656071</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Southcross Holdings Borrower LP</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Class B Convertible Units were acquired as a payment-in-kind distribution on outstanding Class B Convertible Units pursuant to the Issuer's Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership dated August 4, 2014 (the &quot;Partnership Agreement&quot;). The Class B Convertible Units convert into Common Units at the Class B Conversion Rate (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) on the Class B Conversion Date (as defined in the Partnership Agreement).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The Class B Convertible Units are owned directly by Southcross Holdings Borrower LP, which is owned 100% by Southcross Holdings Guarantor LP (&quot;Guarantor&quot;), and its non-economic general partner interest is held by Southcross Holdings Borrower GP LLC (&quot;Borrower GP&quot;), which is owned 100% by Guarantor. Guarantor is owned 99.8% by Southcross Holdings LP (&quot;Holdings&quot;), and its 0.2% general partner interest is held by Southcross Holdings Guarantor GP LLC (&quot;Guarantor GP&quot;), which is owned 99% by Holdings and 1% by Southcross Holdings Intermediary LLC (&quot;Intermediary&quot;), which is owned 100% by Holdings. The non-economic general partner interest of Holdings is held by Southcross Holdings GP LLC (&quot;Holdings GP&quot;). Borrower GP, Guarantor, Guarantor GP, Intermediary, Holdings, and Holdings GP are indirect beneficial owners of the reported securities.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>This Form 4 is filed jointly by Southcross Holdings LP, Southcross Holdings GP LLC, Southcross Holdings Intermediary LLC, Southcross Holdings Guarantor LP, Southcross Holdings Guarantor GP LLC, Southcross Holdings Borrower LP, and Southcross Holdings Borrower GP LLC.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Bruce Williamson, Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner of Southcross Holdings LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-02-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Bruce Williamson, Chief Executive Officer of Southcross Holdings GP LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-02-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Bruce Williamson, Chief Executive Officer of Southcross Holdings Intermediary LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-02-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Bruce Williamson, Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner of Southcross Holdings Guarantor LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-02-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Bruce Williamson, Chief Executive Officer of Southcross Holdings Guarantor GP LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-02-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Bruce Williamson, Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner of Southcross Holdings Borrower LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-02-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Bruce Williamson, Chief Executive Officer of Southcross Holdings Borrower GP LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-02-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
